Polish foreign ministry condemns suspected chemical attack in Syria
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
05.04.2017 11:45
The Polish foreign ministry has condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack which killed at least 58 civilians in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, and called for a probe.
A Syrian child receives treatment at a field hospital in Saraqib, Idlib province, after a suspected chemical attack. Photo: EPA/STRINGER
The foreign ministry in Warsaw voiced “deep indignation and concern about the recent escalation of fighting in the Syrian conflict.”
It said in a statement: “We strongly condemn the mandataries and perpetrators of this atrocious crime, committed probably with the use of chemical weapons.
“At the same time we call on the conflicting parties to stop fighting and prevent all incidents which could lead again to the spiral of violence and destruction. We call for an investigation of the circumstances of this atrocity and for the perpetrators to be identified and held to account.”
The US government believes the chemical agent sarin was used in the attack on a rebel-held area on Tuesday and suspects it was carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Reuters news agency reported.
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski was on Wednesday to take part in an international conference in Brussels on aid for Syria.
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Source: MSZ/IAR