Kerry: 'if Assad fails to comply, there will be consequences'
Reuters
2013-09-16
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The United States, France and Britain on Monday (September 16) stepped up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to stick to a deal under which Syria must give up its chemical weapons, and warned he would suffer consequences if Damascus did not comply.
Russia immediately cautioned against imposing tough penalties on the Syrian leader, while in Syria itself fighting was reported on several fronts, with a monitoring group saying a government helicopter had been brought down.
The three Western permanent members of the United Nations Security Council said they would seek a strong resolution in the forum setting binding deadlines for the removal of Syria's chemical weapons, French President Francois Hollande's office said.
The statement followed talks in Paris, two days after the United States reached a deal with Assad's ally Russia on chemical weapons that could avert U.S. strikes on Syria as punishment for a chemical attack in Damas
The United States, France and Britain on Monday (September 16) stepped up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to stick to a deal under which Syria must give up its chemical weapons, and warned he would suffer consequences if Damascus did not comply.
Russia immediately cautioned against imposing tough penalties on the Syrian leader, while in Syria itself fighting was reported on several fronts, with a monitoring group saying a government helicopter had been brought down.
The three Western permanent members of the United Nations Security Council said they would seek a strong resolution in the forum setting binding deadlines for the removal of Syria's chemical weapons, French President Francois Hollande's office said.
The statement followed talks in Paris, two days after the United States reached a deal with Assad's ally Russia on chemical weapons that could avert U.S. strikes on Syria as punishment for a chemical attack in Damas
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