Barack Obama consult European leaders as UN inspectors to visit Syria
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Barack Obama consult European leaders as UN inspectors to visit Syria
Barack Obama consult European leaders as UN inspectors to visit Syria.
UN inspectors to examine on Monday the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed hundreds of people last week. On Sunday, Syrian government agreed to allow a United Nations team to investigate the site in the suburbs of Damascus.
Opposition groups say government forces used poison gas during Wednesday’s attack. They say the victims include children.
White House officials say US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with French President Francois Hollande on Sunday.
The two leaders are said to have expressed grave concern about the attack and agreed to continue close consultations.
US media quoted a senior US official as saying there is very little doubt a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians.
The official cited the reported number of victims, witness accounts and other information gathered by US intelligence agencies.
US and British leaders have agreed to consult closely about potential responses by the international community to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.
US President Barack Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron by telephone on Saturday.
They expressed grave concern over the use of chemical weapons.
Syria’s opposition forces claim government troops used them on Wednesday in suburbs of its capital, Damascus, killing hundreds of people.Russia has welcomed the Syrian government’s decision to give UN inspectors access to the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack. Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich described the decision as constructive.Pope Francis says he has been disturbed by images of atrocities in Syria. He has urged the international community to help the nation find a way to end the civil war.
The pope made the remark in an address to tens of thousands of people in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday.
He said he feels great pain and worries about the situation in Syria. He called on the faithful to pray for those who have fallen victim to violence.
The pope said recent terrible images from Syria show that massacres and atrocities are intensifying. He urged Syria’s government and opposition forces to put down their arms and seek a solution through dialogue.Media agencies
Barack Obama consult European leaders as UN inspectors to visit Syria.
UN inspectors to examine on Monday the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed hundreds of people last week. On Sunday, Syrian government agreed to allow a United Nations team to investigate the site in the suburbs of Damascus.
Opposition groups say government forces used poison gas during Wednesday’s attack. They say the victims include children.
White House officials say US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with French President Francois Hollande on Sunday.
The two leaders are said to have expressed grave concern about the attack and agreed to continue close consultations.
US media quoted a senior US official as saying there is very little doubt a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians.
The official cited the reported number of victims, witness accounts and other information gathered by US intelligence agencies.
US and British leaders have agreed to consult closely about potential responses by the international community to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.
US President Barack Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron by telephone on Saturday.
They expressed grave concern over the use of chemical weapons.
Syria’s opposition forces claim government troops used them on Wednesday in suburbs of its capital, Damascus, killing hundreds of people.Russia has welcomed the Syrian government’s decision to give UN inspectors access to the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack. Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich described the decision as constructive.Pope Francis says he has been disturbed by images of atrocities in Syria. He has urged the international community to help the nation find a way to end the civil war.
The pope made the remark in an address to tens of thousands of people in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday.
He said he feels great pain and worries about the situation in Syria. He called on the faithful to pray for those who have fallen victim to violence.
The pope said recent terrible images from Syria show that massacres and atrocities are intensifying. He urged Syria’s government and opposition forces to put down their arms and seek a solution through dialogue.Media agencies
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