4TH LEAD: Austria: EU has failed to find common Syria arms position Eds: Recasts; talks suspended until 2000 GMT; epa ...

Brussels/Beirut (dpa) - European Union attempts to reach a common position on its arms embargo for Syria have failed, Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said Monday, leaving all EU sanctions on Syria - including a ban on weapons sales - to expire later this week."I regret that after many discussions, interruptions, proposals, it was not possible to find a compromise with Britain and