In fast moving events, the UN Security Council canceled on Tuesday an emergency late afternoon session on Syria following Russia's reported rejection of a tough French proposal for international control of Syria's chemical weapons.
The White House said Tuesday eight more countries have signed on to a joint statement that supports the U.S. call for a strong international response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria last month.
The White House announced Monday that 14 more countries have joined the United States' call for a strong international response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria last month.
Russia on Monday called on Syria to join the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and put its chemical weapons storage facilities under international control.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed a Russian proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control, saying it is a "potentially positive development," and could lead to a "breakthrough" on the crisis, while warning the proposal shouldn't be used as a stalling tactic.
Facing opposition from some lawmakers and a skeptical public, President Barack Obama is intensifying an effort to swing the public opinion on his plan to attack Syria, with planned TV interviews and a major speech to the public next week.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Sunday that his country will not be a launch pad for strikes on neighboring Syria and stressed the stance of finding a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hailed the united European Union (EU) position on Syria as Germany agreed to sign a G20 statement calling for a "strong response" to alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris holding a news conference with member officials from the Arab League to seek support for its policy in Syria, media said Sunday.
Russia cannot take the U.S. proof of chemical weapons use in Syria as they are far from convincing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said here Thursday.
A possible U.S. military strike against Syria should not overshadow major economic agenda of the ongoing Group of Twenty (G20) summit, representatives from civil societies said Thursday.
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday passed a resolution to authorize a military strike against Syria.
Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he is "confident" that US congress will agree to government's plan to launch military strike against Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday testified in a House of Representatives hearing about Syria, striving to sell President Barack Obama's plan for a punitive strike against the government of Bashar al-Assad for alleged use of chemical weapons.
Possible U.S. attack on Syria will be "in nobody's interest," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.
Syrian Parliament Speaker Jihad Lahham said that he had written to French lawmakers and urged them to reject a military intervention in the name of secularism, the French channel FRANCE 24 reported Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured the key backing of House leaders in his push for military action in Syria, as his administration continued to persuade the rest of Congress by sending Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to make the case in a Senate hearing.
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