But a key question loomed: Is that a viable option or simply a stall tactic as
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government tries to stave off U.S. military action?
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told news hounds in Moscow that his nation "welcomes" a proposal by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks on Monday: put Syria's chemical weapons under international control to avert a U.S. military response over an alleged poison gas attack last month.
"I declare that the Syrian Arab Republic welcomes Russia's initiative, on the basis that the Syrian leadership cares about the lives of our citizens and the security in our country," Moallem said. "We are also confident in the wisdom of the Russian government, which is trying to prevent an American aggression against our people."
The comments came after Secretary of State John F.
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discussed a similar scenario, though the State Department stressed later Monday that Syrian President Bashir al-Assad could not be trusted to relinquish his country's chemical stockpiles.
White House front man Jay Carney said the "credible threat" of a U.S. military attack on Syria led to the Russian proposal, but he said any such plan would require close evaluation and that Washington remained "highly skeptical" of the Syrian regime.