Douma chemical attack

Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell on behalf of the EU on the release of the first report of the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team

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Saturday, April 11, 2020
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The European Union strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Air Force as concluded by the report.

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  • The European Union strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Air Force as concluded by the report.
  • Those identified responsible for the use of chemical weapons must be held accountable for these reprehensible acts.
  • The European Union is a steadfast supporter of the Chemical Weapons Convention, a key instrument of international arms control and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
  • We have full confidence in the objectivity, impartiality and independence of the Organisations Technical Secretariat and its Investigation and Identification Team.

Statement by the Prime Minister on airstrikes in Syria

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Saturday, April 14, 2018
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OTTAWA, April 13, 2018 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement today on airstrikes in Syria:

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  • OTTAWA, April 13, 2018 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement today on airstrikes in Syria:
    "Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons in last week's attack in eastern Ghouta, Syria.
  • "Canada supports the decision by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France to take action to degrade the Assad regime's ability to launch chemical weapons attacks against its own people.
  • "We will continue to work with our international partners to further investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
  • Those responsible must be brought to justice."