Washington, Ramadan 16, 1433, Aug 4, 2012, SPA - French envoy to the United Nations Friday hailed the resolution passed by the General Assembly that condemned the Syrian government. Ambassador Gerard Araud, who assumed the monthly presidency of the Council for August, said, "As the President of the Security Council, I am extremely pleased on one side that the General Assembly has given such a colossal majority to the resolution presented by the Arab League," he told reporters after the vote in New York. "On the other side, I am very sad that the Security Council has been unable to act so far," Araud said. --SPA 11:52 LOCAL TIME 08:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1020142