UN's Syrian Ambassador: 'No-fly-zone is a declaration of war'

Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations Credit: Allison Joyce / Reuters

In an interview with ITV News, Syria's Ambassador to the UN, Bashar Ja'afari, warns that the French proposal for a no-fly zone would be regarded as an "act of war" by Syria.

Would the no-fly zone, would that - if it was ever imposed - be regarded as an act of war that would change the entire dynamic?

The Syrian Ambassador went on to attack the provision of weapons to opposition groups, yet defended the flow of arms from Russia to his government:

Watch the full interview with the Syrian Ambassador tonight on News at Ten, which will be aired at 11pm due to delays at Euro 2012.