The Dhaka Times Desk The military operation in Syria appears to be on hold. Because the United States has said that if all chemical weapons are put under international supervision, this attack can be prevented. Syria also agreed to Russia's proposal.
US President Barack Obama may back off from plans to attack Syria. For this, he gave Syria an opportunity. He said, if they give all chemical weapons under international supervision, then this attack can be prevented. Obama hopes the Syrian government will accept it. Russia also made the same call to Syria. Then Russia also accepted this proposal. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed this with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Muallem. Walid said that they accepted Russia's proposal so that America would not have any pretext for aggression. This was reported yesterday by Reuters citing the Russian news agency Interfax.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid said that a proposal regarding chemical weapons was given by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Had a very fruitful discussion with him about it. At night we accepted that initiative of Russia. He said this while addressing the lower house of the Russian Parliament. If Syria accepts Russia's proposal and places its chemical weapons under international control, the seemingly inevitable war may be averted. However, President Bashar al-Assad warned the US about the attack in Syria. He said that if the US launches a military attack against Syria, it will be responded to regionally. It would be foolish for the US to launch such an attack. He said these things yesterday in an interview given to Charlie Rose of PBS television. President Assad said, if you want to attack somewhere, it will be answered differently from one place or another. It will be answered in a way that you did not expect.
BBC Online reported that Russia offered Syria to give up its chemical weapons on Monday. On the same day, US President Barack Obama gave a series of television interviews. Through this he tried to get the support of the US Congress and the public. He wants a limited military strike to prevent Syria from using any more chemical weapons in the future. It is alleged that Syria has stockpiled large quantities of chemical weapons in various locations. The Syrian government must inform where it has been deposited. Then it will be verified. UN inspectors can do this. France is also calling on Syria to put chemical weapons under international control through the UN Security Council. Then those weapons under international control will be destroyed. But the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has warned that Syria will suffer dire consequences if it is not done.
On the other hand, Barack Obama is also in favor of controlling the use of chemical weapons. He said in an interview with ABC News, "If we can prevent Syria from controlling chemical weapons without military action, then I prefer that way." It is in our national interest. He also said he will press the US Congress to launch a military operation against Syria. But the timing of that potential attack has changed. Senators in the US Congress may vote for the first time today on whether to launch a military operation in Syria. But a test vote on the proposal stalled under the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Harry Ride. Many US politicians and ordinary people still believe that a military strike against Syria would lead the US into a protracted war. It will also increase the hostility on the borders of that region. The chances of getting US Congressional authorization to launch an attack are also apparently slim. Because, out of 433 members of the House of Representatives, more than 230 members may oppose or prefer to oppose this attack. In addition, public opinion polls show that Americans are concerned about attacking Syria.
In short, no one wants to see the drama of war. Everyone wants all problems to be solved peacefully. Looking at the current situation in Syria, the peace-loving people of the world are very optimistic, thinking that at least no one will have to see a violent scene like war. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are breathing a sigh of relief as Syria agrees to Russia's proposal.
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