Belgian Foreign Minister Not Convinced of Syrian Government's Chemical Weapons' Use

Foreign Minister Didier Reynders is demanding more exchange of information on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. For the United States, Great Britain, and France the case is made that chemical weapons are being used in Syria, but until he receives proof Reynders is being “much more cautious.” 

Reynders is refusing to now already conclude that Bashir al-Asad’s regime has already used chemical weapons. He referred to the discussion surrounding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. “The chemical weapons argument must not be used as a justification for supplying arms to the Syrian rebels,” he says. The minister wants verification by the United Nations. 

Washington, London, and Paris say that they possess proof that Al-Asad has used chemical weapons. For these three countries this information is an argument to give more express support to the Syrian rebels. 

The United Nations is not convinced, however. A UN commission of inquiry recently said it had good reason to accept that chemical weapons are being used, but according to Chairman Paulo Pinheiro it is not at this point possible to state with certainty who used them.

 

Het laaste Nieuws