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Syria crisis: France, US and UK want 'strong' UN resolution Syria crisis: France, US and UK want 'strong' UN resolution
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France, Britain and the US will seek a "robust" UN resolution for Syria's removal of chemical weapons, French President Francois Hollande says. France, Britain and the US will seek a "strong" UN resolution with "serious consequences" if Syria fails to hand over its chemical weapons, says French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
In a deal brokered by Russia and the US, Syria has agreed to reveal its stockpile within a week and eliminate the chemical arsenal by mid-2014. Mr Fabius and his British and US counterparts have held talks in Paris.
If it fails to comply, the deal could be enforced by a UN resolution, with the use of force as a last resort. Under a deal brokered by Russia and the US, Syria has agreed to disclose its full chemical arms arsenal within a week and eliminate it by mid-2014.
The US had threatened strikes on Syria over a chemical attack in Damascus. The US had threatened military action over a chemical attack in Damascus.
President Bashar al-Assad's government denies having carried out the attack on 21 August and blames rebels fighters instead. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government denies allegations it was behind the attack on 21 August, which killed hundreds, and has accused the rebels of carrying it out.
Mr Hollande and his foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, held talks on Syria with British Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris on Monday. UN weapons inspectors who visited the scene of the attack are due to release their findings later on Monday.
They agreed there had to be a "precise timetable" for the dismantling of weapons in Syria, the French president said after the meeting. The UN Security Council is expected to draft a resolution for the Syrian deal in the coming days.
Syria recently agreed to join the global Chemical Weapons Convention. It will come under the treaty from 14 October, the UN announced. 'Precise timetable'
The framework deal was announced on Saturday after three days of talks in Geneva by Mr Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Mr Fabius and French President Francois Hollande met British Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris on Monday to discuss the crisis.
They agreed there had to be a "precise timetable" for the dismantling of weapons in Syria.
"We want to obtain a strong resolution from the UN Security Council, a resolution that will support the plan for chemical disarmament with all the authority of the Council, a resolution that includes serious consequences provided if the plan is not implemented and, finally, a resolution that will also reaffirm that those responsible for the massacre on the 21st August be held accountable," Mr Fabius said in a joint press conference after the meeting.
Syria agreed last week to join the global Chemical Weapons Convention. It will come under the treaty from 14 October, the UN announced.
The framework deal was announced on Saturday after three days of talks in Geneva between Mr Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Syrian Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar welcomed the agreement, calling it a "victory for Syria achieved thanks to our Russian friends".Syrian Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar welcomed the agreement, calling it a "victory for Syria achieved thanks to our Russian friends".
More than 100,000 people have died since the uprising against President Assad began in 2011.
Millions of Syrians have fled the country, mostly to neighbouring nations and millions more have been internally displaced within Syria.