German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday on the United Nations Security Council to hold an urgent meeting to take a unified stance on the Syrian crisis as the United States expressed its readiness to arm the militant groups and to

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday on the United Nations Security Council to hold an urgent meeting to take a unified stance on the Syrian crisis as the United States expressed its readiness to arm the militant groups and to impose a no-fly zone in Syria.

“We have to take a unified stand on Syria, and holding a peace conference keeps the best option in tackling this issue,” Merkel told BBC.

She added that Germany still believes that arming the Syrian militants must be banned.