Commenting on the EU foreign ministers' failure to reach a consensus on recognising the opposition today, Erjavec said that some members believed it was too early to recognise it as it was not yet clear whether it would represent all opposition forces in the country.

Slovenia is leaning towards recognising the opposition, which has been so far recognised by France, while Great Britain has hinted at the possibility.

Slovenia believes that the forming of the opposition coalition has been an important step forward, refuting Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad's argument that he cannot step down because there is no alternative.

Apart from that, its formation means that the previously divided opposition now has a single body that talks for it, explained Erjavec, who expressed his wish that Slovenia would be among the first EU members to recognise it.

Commenting on French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius's idea to partially lift the embargo on weapons to help arm the opposition, Erjavec noted that boosting military power was not a solution, as all diplomatic avenues have to be exploited first.