French President Francois Hollande ratified today his willingness to take action against the Syrian Government, even without support from its ally, the United Kingdom, and the UN Security Council.
If the Security Council can not take action, a coalition that should be as large as possible will be set up, but there are few countries with the capacity of imposing a sanction by proper means. “France has those means. It is ready,” the president told the newspaper Le Monde.
The head of State considered necessary an international action in Syria that puts an end to the Government of Bashar al-Assad, accused by him of having used chemical weapons against the population, following the accusations by armed opposition groups that are operating there.
In this reference, Al-Assad presented hints showing that the opposition uses that kind of weapons, and asserted that the accusations against his Executive are aimed at concealing the evident advance of the Syrian Arab Army against the mercenary groups, financed from abroad, behind a smokescreen.
However, Hollande said his country should take action in reference to the conflict, and held that they would do it, even without support from its British ally, the parliament of which vetoed the intention of Prime Minister David Cameron of intervening militarily in Syria.
The Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino warned today about the risk of a world war in case of an attack against Syria by Western powers, headed by the United States.
We are taking the risk of going from a dramatic and terrible conflict to a war, even a world war, said the head of the Italian diplomacy, amid preparations for a possible attack against Syria.
Meanwhile, Spain has avoided making statements about the possible aggression to that Middle East country and asserted today that it would wait for the report by UN inspectors in reference to a hypothetical use of chemical weapons in Syria, before making any statements about a military intervention in that Arab country.
Spanish Government Vice President Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said Madrid would make a decision after known the result of the report that is being elaborated by UN experts and the agreements of the international community.
Via PL