Trump urges Security Council to extend Syria gas attacks probe

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Nov 17 2017 | 12:42 AM IST
President Donald Trump urged the UN Security Council to extend a UN-led investigation to determine who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria, as Russia was expected to cast a veto in today's vote.
"Need all on the UN Security Council to vote to renew the Joint Investigative Mechanism for Syria to ensure that Assad Regime does not commit mass murder with chemical weapons ever again," Trump tweeted.
Russia and the United States have put forward rival draft resolutions on renewing for a year the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), tasked with identifying perpetrators of Syria's toxic gas attacks.
Syria's ally Russia has indicated it would veto the US- drafted measure extending the panel for one year.

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First Published: Nov 17 2017 | 12:42 AM IST

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