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Foreign Secretary call with US counterpart on Syria: 9 April 2018

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson spoke to the Acting United States Secretary of State John Sullivan about Saturday's attack in Douma, Syria.

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9 April 2018
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A Foreign & Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary spoke to Acting US Secretary of State John Sullivan this afternoon about Saturday鈥檚 devastating attack in Douma, Syria. This follows his conversation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian this morning.

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary and Acting Secretary of State agreed that, based on current media reports and from those on the ground, this attack bore hallmarks of previous chemical weapons attacks by the Asad regime. 皇冠体育appy reiterated their commitment to standing up for the Chemical Weapons Convention and to ensuring that those responsible for this horrific attack are held to account. 皇冠体育appy underlined the importance of the UK, the US, and France remaining in close touch.

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