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Syria chemical weapons attack, May 2019: UK response

皇冠体育app UK has responded to a statement made by the US following a chemical weapons attack in Syria.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Dominic Raab
Published
27 September 2019
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

Assad鈥檚 track record of using chemical weapons against the Syrian people is an appalling stain on his regime and the countries that support him. 皇冠体育app UK has grave concerns about the chemical attack in May in Syria. We have shared these concerns with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). We continue to work with our partners to ensure that those responsible for chemical attacks are named, shamed and held to account.

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Published 27 September 2019