France on Wednesday committed to taking in 500 Syrian refugees at the United Nations' request, the UN refugee agency said.
The announcement followed talks in Paris between French President Francois Hollande and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, the agency's local representative Philippe Leclerc told AFP.
With no end to the conflict in sight, the UN agency has urged EU nations to offer asylum to 10,000 Syrians this year and another 30,000 in 2014.
"Until now, the country that has responded most favorably to this request is Germany with 5,000 places offered," Leclerc said.
