Germany won’t join in military strike against Syria- minister

BERLIN (AFP) – Germany’s foreign
minister ruled out his country’s
participation in a military strike in Syria
after an apparent deadly poison gas
attack.
Guido Westerwelle told Saturday’s Neue
Osnabruecker Zeitung that such a move
had “neither been asked nor is it being
considered by us”, according to pre-
released comments by the paper.
“We are pushing for the United Nations
Security Council to find a common
position and for the work of UN inspectors
to be finished as quickly as possible,” he
added.
Berlin had previously said it would
support “consequences” against the
Syrian regime if its suspected deadly use
of chemical weapons was confirmed, but
it did not specify what the consequences
would be.
On Thursday, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel and Russian President Vladimir
Putin agreed on the need for the UN
Security Council to study a report by UN
experts on the alleged chemical attack
outside Damascus, the Kremlin said.