<p>Reactions to the news of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, which so far has killed 72 people,&nbsp;have&nbsp;unsurprisingly come gushing in from around the world.</p>

<p><strong>Europe</strong></p>

<p>Britian and France on Wednesday both renewed their call for Assad to go&nbsp;during an international conference on&nbsp;Syria, which the European Union convened in Brussels in a bid to shore up stalled peace talks between Assad and his rivals</p>

<p>Britiain&#39;s Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said, &quot;This is a barbaric regime that has made it impossible for us to imagine them continuing to be an authority over the people of Syria after this conflict is over.</p>

<p>The UK and France have blamed Assad for the attack.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Russia said it believed the toxic gas had leaked from a rebel chemical weapons depot struck by Syrian bombs, setting the stage for a diplomatic collision at the Security Council.</p>

<p>Germany on Wednesday accused Russia and Iran of carrying some responsibility for the&nbsp;suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&#39;s forces.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;The federal government sees responsibility lying with Russia and Iran as allies of the Assad regime,&quot; a German government spokeswoman told a regular news conference in Berlin. &quot;We are convinved that without their massive military support the regime would have long ago had to agree to serious negotiations about a political solution,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>Also See:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pictures-children-become-victims-of-chemical-attack-in-syria-220">&nbsp;In Pictures: Children become victims of &#39;chemical attack&#39; in Syria</a></p>

<p><strong>Turkey</strong></p>

<p>Turkey has reminded Russia and Iran of their responsibilities in preventing violations of a ceasefire in&nbsp;Syria, Turkey&#39;s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Turkey had made representations to the Russian and Iranian embassies in Ankara over Tuesday&#39;s attack in the rebel-held province of Idlib, foreign ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu said in a statement.</p>

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<p><strong>America</strong></p>

<p>The response from the US has been less than clear. In condemning Assad, Trump did not say how he would respond. The attack came a week after Trump&#39;s Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and UN&nbsp;envoy Nikki Haley said their focus was on defeating Islamic State in Syria rather than pushing Assad out.</p>

<p>&quot;Under Obama, we agreed that Assad had to go, but now it is unclear where the Trump position lies,&quot; said a senior EU diplomat.</p>

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<p><strong>The Pope</strong></p>

<p>Pope Francis said he was horrified by the suspected chemical weapons attack. To the&nbsp;tens of thousands of people in St Peter&#39;s Square&nbsp;he expressed his &quot;firm deploration of the unacceptable massacre that took place yesterday,&quot; and said he was praying for &quot;the defenceless victims, including many children&quot;.</p>

<p>Francis appealed to &quot;the consciences of those who hold political power, both at the local and international levels so that these tragedies end.&quot;</p>

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<p><strong>The UN</strong></p>

<p>The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said:&nbsp;&quot;The need for humanitarian aid and the protection of Syrian civilians has never been greater. The humanitarian appeal for a single crisis has never been higher.&quot;</p>

<p>Hours before the Brussels conference, Guterres had said,&nbsp;&quot;We have been asking for accountability on the crimes that have been committed and I am confident the Security Council will live up to its responsibilities&quot;.</p>

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Reactions to the news of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, which so far has killed 72 people, have unsurprisingly come gushing in from around the world. Europe Britian and France on Wednesday both renewed their call for Assad to go during an international conference on Syria, which the European Union convened in Brussels in a bid to shore up stalled peace talks between Assad and his rivals Britiain's Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said, "This is a barbaric regime that has made it impossible for us to imagine them continuing to be an authority over the people of Syria after this conflict is over. The UK and France have blamed Assad for the attack. Russia said it believed the toxic gas had leaked from a rebel chemical weapons depot struck by Syrian bombs, setting the stage for a diplomatic collision at the Security Council. Germany on Wednesday accused Russia and Iran of carrying some responsibility for the suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. "The federal government sees responsibility lying with Russia and Iran as allies of the Assad regime," a German government spokeswoman told a regular news conference in Berlin. "We are convinved that without their massive military support the regime would have long ago had to agree to serious negotiations about a political solution," she added. Also See: In Pictures: Children become victims of 'chemical attack' in Syria Turkey Turkey has reminded Russia and Iran of their responsibilities in preventing violations of a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Turkey had made representations to the Russian and Iranian embassies in Ankara over Tuesday's attack in the rebel-held province of Idlib, foreign ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu said in a statement. America The response from the US has been less than clear. In condemning Assad, Trump did not say how he would respond. The attack came a week after Trump's Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and UN envoy Nikki Haley said their focus was on defeating Islamic State in Syria rather than pushing Assad out. "Under Obama, we agreed that Assad had to go, but now it is unclear where the Trump position lies," said a senior EU diplomat. The Pope Pope Francis said he was horrified by the suspected chemical weapons attack. To the tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square he expressed his "firm deploration of the unacceptable massacre that took place yesterday," and said he was praying for "the defenceless victims, including many children". Francis appealed to "the consciences of those who hold political power, both at the local and international levels so that these tragedies end." The UN The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said: "The need for humanitarian aid and the protection of Syrian civilians has never been greater. The humanitarian appeal for a single crisis has never been higher." Hours before the Brussels conference, Guterres had said, "We have been asking for accountability on the crimes that have been committed and I am confident the Security Council will live up to its responsibilities". (WION with inputs from Reuters) The government denies the use of chemical weapons and has in turn accused rebels of using banned weapons (Reuters) ×

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<p>A proposed United Nations resolution on a chemical weapons attack in Syria is &quot;unacceptable&quot; for Moscow and based on &quot;fake information&quot;, Russia&#39;s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.</p>

<p>&quot;Unfortunately, based on totally fake information, the United States, France and Great Britain have once again planted - one cannot put it any other way - into the UN&nbsp;Security Council a draft resolution which has a completely anti-Syrian character,&quot; the RIA Novosti agency quoted Zakharova as saying.</p>

<p>The resolution would exacerbate tensions within Syria and throughout the region, she said.</p>

<p>Zakharova was also quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying: &quot;We do not believe it is expedient to pass a resolution on the chemical weapons attack in its present form.&quot;</p>

<p>Washington, Paris and London have drawn up a draft UN&nbsp;Security Council statement condemning the attack and demanding an investigation. Russia has the power to veto it, as it has done to block all previous resolutions that would harm Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pictures-children-become-victims-of-chemical-attack-in-syria-220">Also See:&nbsp;Children become victims of &#39;chemical attack&#39; in Syria</a></p>

<p>Russia has suggested it would publicly stand by Assad and says the chemical incident which killed scores of people was likely caused by a leak from a depot controlled by Syrian rebels.</p>

<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier told reporters Russia would argue at the United Nations that the rebels were to blame for the chemical contamination.</p>

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Russia has suggested it would publicly stand by Assad, and says the chemical incident was likely caused by Syrian rebels

A proposed United Nations resolution on a chemical weapons attack in Syria is "unacceptable" for Moscow and based on "fake information", Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Unfortunately, based on totally fake information, the United States, France and Great Britain have once again planted - one cannot put it any other way - into the UN Security Council a draft resolution which has a completely anti-Syrian character," the RIA Novosti agency quoted Zakharova as saying. The resolution would exacerbate tensions within Syria and throughout the region, she said. Zakharova was also quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying: "We do not believe it is expedient to pass a resolution on the chemical weapons attack in its present form." Washington, Paris and London have drawn up a draft UN Security Council statement condemning the attack and demanding an investigation. Russia has the power to veto it, as it has done to block all previous resolutions that would harm Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Also See: Children become victims of 'chemical attack' in Syria Russia has suggested it would publicly stand by Assad and says the chemical incident which killed scores of people was likely caused by a leak from a depot controlled by Syrian rebels. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier told reporters Russia would argue at the United Nations that the rebels were to blame for the chemical contamination. (Reuters) Children among the dead as opposition says Syrian government or Russian jets bombed town with toxic substance (WION) ×

Proposed UN Syria resolution on chemical weapons attack based on 'fake information', says Russia

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