{"id":80769,"date":"2017-04-12T20:04:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6c340ccfa2d0198abfe0770ea4225f04"},"modified":"2017-04-12T20:04:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:04:59","slug":"press-release-foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-unsc-vote-on-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=80769","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Foreign Secretary statement on the UNSC vote on Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:<\/p>\n

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Last week in Syria, a barbaric attack was committed.<\/p>\n

Today, British scientists have completed an analysis of samples obtained from the site of the attack and concluded that sarin, or a sarin-like substance, was used. Our assessment, like that of the US, is that it is highly likely the Asad regime was responsible.<\/p>\n

This afternoon in New York, the international community sought to make clear that any use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere is unacceptable and that those responsible will face consequences.<\/p>\n

So I am dismayed that Russia has once again blocked the UN Security Council and in so doing refused to condemn the use of chemical weapons or support a full UN investigation into the attack.<\/p>\n

This puts Russia on the wrong side of the argument. But it doesn\u2019t have to be this way.<\/p>\n

Today, Rex Tillerson has been in Moscow with a clear and unanimous message from the G7 that we stand ready to work with Russia to bring an end to violence and to find a political solution. As part of this political solution, the G7 is unanimous that Asad has no long term future in Syria. I agree with Rex Tillerson when he says that the Asad family\u2019s reign in Syria is coming to an end.<\/p>\n

So Russia faces a choice: it can continue acting as a lifeline for Asad\u2019s murderous regime, or it could live up to its responsibilities as a global power, and use its influence over the regime to bring six long years of failed ceasefires and false dawns to an end.<\/p>\n

We stand ready to work together and I will be talking to my G7 partners in the coming days about how we can continue to strive for a political solution that brings an end to the suffering of the Syrian people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n