French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France will propose a resolution to the UN Security Council to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control.
Russia has urged the Syrian regime to give up their stockpiles of chemical weapons to “international control” in an attempt to avoid US military action.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that the UK and US remained “closely aligned” on Syria after discussions with US Secretary of State John Kerry at a joint press conference in London.
As direct military intervention has been ruled out for the UK by the Commons, we must turn to our non-military options to see how the UK can now push for peace and make an impact for the good in Syria.
The differences in opinion between the US and Russia have defined the G20 summit in St Petersburg, with the US ambassador accusing Russia of holding the UN Security Council “hostage” and shirking its international responsibilities by vetoing resolutions.