French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said bringing the proposal to the security council would enable the world to judge the intentions of Russia and China, which until now have blocked efforts to sanction Syria for any actions during its two-and-a-half-year-long civil war…
The resolution would warn of “extremely serious consequences” if Syria violated those guidelines, Fabius said. It would also seek to bring to justice those responsible for the Aug. 21 attacks.
Fabius said he hoped the resolution would not be blocked by other permanent members of the council — a reference to previous efforts on Syria that were blocked by Russia and China. He said that “all options are still on the table,” and acknowledged that there were many practical difficulties in actually carrying out any plans to destroy Syrian chemical weapons. “It’s something that’s difficult to do, that takes take time, and is very complicated in the middle of conflict, the kind of conflict that exists currently in Syria,” Fabius said.
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