7 April 201710:27
692-07-04-201
The United States conducted strikes against Syrian government troops in
the early hours of April 7, using chemical weapons attacks in Idlib Province as
a pretext.
The US opted for a show of force, for military action against a country
fighting international terrorism without taking the trouble to get the facts
straight.
It is not the first time that the US chooses an irresponsible approach
that aggravates problems the world is facing, and threatens international
security. The very presence of military personnel from the US and other
countries in Syria without consent from the Syrian government or a UN Security
Council mandate is an egregious and obvious violation of international law that
cannot be justified. While previous initiatives of this kind were presented as
efforts to combat terrorism, now they are clearly an act of aggression against
a sovereign Syria. Actions undertaken by the US today inflict further damage to
the Russia-US relations.
Russia has expressed on numerous occasions that it was ready to
cooperate on resolving the most urgent issues the world is facing today, and
that fighting international terrorism was a top priority. However, we will
never agree to unsanctioned action against the legitimate Syrian government
that has been waging an uncompromising war on international terrorism for a
long time.
Seeking to justify military action Washington has totally distorted what
had happened in Idlib. The US could not have failed to grasp the fact that the
Syrian government troops did not use chemical weapons there. Damascus simply
does not have them, as confirmed a number of times by qualified experts. This
was the conclusion reached by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW). Over the recent years this organisation inspected almost all
the facilities linked or possibly linked to Syria’s chemical weapons programme.
As for Idlib, the terrorists operating there used to produce toxic land mines
intended for use in Syria and Iraq. These manufacturing facilities were put out
of operation in a military operation carried out by the Syrian air force.
The US pretends that it does not understand obvious things, turning a
blind eye to the use of chemical weapons in Iraq, officially confirmed by
Baghdad. The US refuses to believe the evidence provided by certified documents
confirming the use of chemical weapons by terrorists in Aleppo. In doing so,
the US is abetting international terrorism and making it stronger. New WMD
attacks can be expected.
There is no doubt that the military action by the US is an attempt to
divert attention from the situation in Mosul, where the campaign carried out
among others by US-led coalition has resulted in hundreds of civilian
casualties and an escalating humanitarian disaster.
It is obvious that the cruise missile attack was prepared in advance.
Any expert understands that Washington’s decision on air strikes predates the
Idlib events, which simply served as a pretext for a show of force.
Russia suspends the Memorandum of Understanding on Prevention of Flight
Safety Incidents in the course of operations in Syria signed with the US.
We call on the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to
discuss the latest developments.
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