New York, Sha'ban 5, 1434, Jun 14, 2013, SPA -- Military aid to either of the warring sides in Syria would hamper the search for a political solution to the conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday after the United States said it would arm the rebels, dpa reported. "The UN and myself have made it consistently clear that providing arms to either side will not address the situation in Syria," Ban told reporters. He called any such military aid "not helpful." Ban said the United States has informed him that it had evidence that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons. -- SPA 18:53 LOCAL TIME 15:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1120215