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| UK Foreign Sec. Boris Johnson calls off Moscow visit over Syria |
| 2017-04-08 |
| [BBC] The foreign secretary has called off a visit to Moscow in the wake of the Syrian chemical weapons attack. Boris Johnson, who was set to travel on Monday, said the situation had changed "fundamentally" and his priority was to continue contact with the US to provide international support for a ceasefire. 'Changed Fundamentally'... indicating Russian complicity in WMD usage ? He said the UK called on Russia to do everything possible to bring about a "political settlement in Syria". "We deplore Russia's continued defence of the Assad regime," he added. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Moscow as planned after the G7 meeting on 10-11 April. Mr Johnson said he was working to bring together other "like-minded partners" to "explore next steps soon". |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 A lot of face saving and posturing going on. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-04-08 12:46 |
| #2 Boris, I think you're smart here. There's nothing to gain by placing even one shoe into this mess. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-04-08 12:23 |
| #1 Pencilneck's use of CBW has to be viewed as a disaster by Russia. Does India want to buy arms from a war criminal? Russia better not be proved to be directly involved. |
| Posted by: Neville Elminemp2042 2017-04-08 10:18 |