"The European Union will look into imposing fresh sanctions on Syria including blacklisting more people over the development and use of chemical arms, according to a draft statement by the bloc's foreign ministers.
The ministers meet on Monday to discuss Syria amid the prospect of Western military action after a suspected chemical attack by the government on April 7. Any strike risks a confrontation with Russia, which has been instrumental in President Bashar al-Assad's gains in the war.
Senior EU officials on Friday said that "evidence clearly points to the Syrian regime" in investigations over a gas attack on the town of Douma, which killed dozens of people.
US President Donald Trump warned of military strikes in response and EU member France said it had proof the Syrian government carried it out.
British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her ministers to take action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria.
Germany, Italy and the Netherlands say they will not join any military action. The rest of the EU has mostly refused to discuss their stance in preparing their ministers' Monday talks."
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/EU-to-look-at-imposing-fresh-sanctions-on-Syria-549745
The ministers meet on Monday to discuss Syria amid the prospect of Western military action after a suspected chemical attack by the government on April 7. Any strike risks a confrontation with Russia, which has been instrumental in President Bashar al-Assad's gains in the war.
Senior EU officials on Friday said that "evidence clearly points to the Syrian regime" in investigations over a gas attack on the town of Douma, which killed dozens of people.
US President Donald Trump warned of military strikes in response and EU member France said it had proof the Syrian government carried it out.
British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her ministers to take action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria.
Germany, Italy and the Netherlands say they will not join any military action. The rest of the EU has mostly refused to discuss their stance in preparing their ministers' Monday talks."
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/EU-to-look-at-imposing-fresh-sanctions-on-Syria-549745