奥巴马称愿与俄方协作 共同解决叙利亚冲突
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奥巴马称愿与俄方协作 共同解决叙利亚冲突
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday night said in a White House address that the United States will work with Russia and other partners to work on a UN resolution making Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime give up chemical weapons.
"I've spoken to the leaders of two of our closest allies -- France and the United Kingdom -- and we will work together in
consultation1 with Russia and China to put forward a resolution at the UN Security Council requiring Assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ultimately destroy them under international control," said Obama during a prime time address.
Obama said he is sending Secretary of State John Kerry to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday, and he will continue his own discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while cautioning it is still too early to tell if the Russian proposal will work, and pledged to give UN
inspectors2 the opportunity to report their findings on the
alleged3 attack.
"It's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, and any agreement must verify that the Assad regime keeps its commitments, but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because Russia is one of Assad's strongest allies," said Obama.
Obama also said he has asked Congress to
postpone4 a vote on the military strike against Syria, and let more time for
diplomacy5 to work.
But the president said he still asked U.S. military to maintain their current
posture6 to keep the pressure on Assad and to "be in a position to respond if diplomacy fails." He said "
credible7 threat of U.S. military action," along with efforts made by Russia, brought about the recent positive development.
Obama
reiterated8 the
accusation9 that Assad's forces used chemical weapons, saying it is "not only a
violation10 of international law, it's also a danger to our security."
"After careful deliberation, I
determined11 that it is in the national security interests of the United States to respond to the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons through a targeted military strike," Obama explained his plans before the Russian proposal emerged.
Lavrov on Monday proposed that Syria "place its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control so they can be destroyed." The proposal was met with positive response from Syria. Obama welcomed the proposal later in the day, saying it is a "potentially positive development."
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