Syria rejects UN chemical attack report
- 7 years ago
The Syrian government has rejected a UN report blaming it for a chemical attack that killed more than 80 people in an opposition-held town.
Images notably of children suffering in Khan Sheikhoun in April prompted a US missile strike against a Syrian air base which Washington said was used to launch the sarin gas strike.
The UK wants UN sanctions on Syria.
“We condemn the use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere.“Ambassador MatthewRycroft1 responds to results of Khan Sheikhoun Syria report pic.twitter.com/8hYs3CBMC8— Foreign Office (foreignoffice) 27 octobre 2017
“Today we begin out pursuit of accountability.” Britain’s UN ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters.
“I look to Russia to join in that effort. Russia and all Security Council members must now act on our own words that Chapter 7 measures will be taken if anyone has been found to be using chemical weapons in Syria. It is long past time for Moscow to abandon Assad. It is long past time for justice.”
A UN investigation has concluded that Bashar al-Assad carried out the Syria gas attack https://t.co/LzgPIRoVHA— The Independent (@Independent) 27 octobre 2017
But President Assad’s ally also rejects the findings.
The Russian Foreign Ministry, quoted by the Tass News Agency, says the report totally ignores conclusions made by Russian specialists.
Images notably of children suffering in Khan Sheikhoun in April prompted a US missile strike against a Syrian air base which Washington said was used to launch the sarin gas strike.
The UK wants UN sanctions on Syria.
“We condemn the use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere.“Ambassador MatthewRycroft1 responds to results of Khan Sheikhoun Syria report pic.twitter.com/8hYs3CBMC8— Foreign Office (foreignoffice) 27 octobre 2017
“Today we begin out pursuit of accountability.” Britain’s UN ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters.
“I look to Russia to join in that effort. Russia and all Security Council members must now act on our own words that Chapter 7 measures will be taken if anyone has been found to be using chemical weapons in Syria. It is long past time for Moscow to abandon Assad. It is long past time for justice.”
A UN investigation has concluded that Bashar al-Assad carried out the Syria gas attack https://t.co/LzgPIRoVHA— The Independent (@Independent) 27 octobre 2017
But President Assad’s ally also rejects the findings.
The Russian Foreign Ministry, quoted by the Tass News Agency, says the report totally ignores conclusions made by Russian specialists.