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Obama 'could pause Syria attack plans' US President Barack Obama has said he will put plans for a US military strike against Syria on hold if the country agrees to place its chemical weapons stockpile under international control. But he said he was sceptical the Syrian government would follow through. As the US Congress debates authorising an attack, Russia on Monday proposed Syria relinquish its chemical weapons. The US accuses Damascus of war crimes including use of chemical weapons, allegations denied by the regime. The US president on Monday gave a series of television interviews aimed at building support among a US Congress and public wary of new military action in the Middle East. The president maintains a limited strike is needed to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime for the use of chemical weapons and to deter it from using them again. "I want to make sure that norm against use of chemical weapons is maintained," Mr Obama told ABC News. "That's in our national security interest. If we can do that without a military strike, that is overwhelmingly my preference." Asked by Diane Sawyer of ABC News if he would put plans for an attack on pause should Mr Assad yield control of his chemical weapons, Mr Obama answered: "Absolutely, if in fact that happened." Mr Obama said he would continue to press the US Congress to back a resolution authorising him to take military action against Syria, but he implied the timeline for action had shifted. "The stakes are high, but they are long term," he said, adding that he did not "foresee a succession of votes this week, or any time in the immediate future". But he added: "I don't think that we would have gotten to this point unless we had maintained a credible possibility of a military strike, and I don't think now is the time for us to let up on that." US senators had been expected to take a first vote on the issue on Wednesday, but the test vote on the legislation was postponed on Monday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who cited "international discussions" as a reason for the delay. Many US politicians and members of the public remain concerned that military action could draw the nation into a prolonged war and spark broader hostilities in the region. Support in Congress for a measure authorising attacks on Syria has remained relatively low, with more than 230 of the 433 members in the House of Representatives reportedly either opposed to or likely to oppose strikes as of Friday. In addition, opinion polls suggest Americans remain wary of a strike against Syria, with only one in five believing that a failure to respond to chemical weapons attacks would embolden other governments, according to an Associated Press poll concluded on Monday. Meanwhile, a new report by US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said evidence "strongly suggests" Syrian government forces were behind the deadly 21 August chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb that killed hundreds of people. HRW concludes that the nerve agent used in the incident was "most likely sarin". Syria's welcome Syria's chemical weapons - CIA believes Syria's chemical weapons can be "delivered by aircraft, ballistic missile, and artillery rockets" - Syria believed to possess mustard gas and sarin, and also tried to develop more toxic nerve agents such as VX gas - Syria has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) or ratified the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Sources: CSIS, RUSI Chemical attacks: What we know Mr Obama's remarks came after Russia asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and then have them destroyed, in an attempt to avoid US military strikes. The idea appeared to have stemmed from an inadvertent suggestion by US Secretary of State John Kerry. When asked at a news conference whether there was anything Mr Assad could do to avoid a military strike, Mr Kerry replied that he could hand over his entire stockpile of chemical weapons within the next week. Although US officials subsequently said Mr Kerry had made a "rhetorical argument" rather than a serious offer, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later said he presented the proposal during talks with his Syrian counterpart, Walid Muallem. Mr Lavrov revealed that he had urged Mr Muallem to "not only agree on placing chemical weapons storage sites under international control, but also on their subsequent destruction". He said he had also told Mr Muallem that Syria should then fully join the Chemical Weapons Convention. Mr Muallem told reporters through an interpreter that Syria welcomed the initiative, and he praised Russia for "attempting to prevent American aggression against our people". Mr Obama on Monday told NBC News he was "sceptical" of Syria's professed interest in relinquishing its weapons, because "this is not how we've seen them operate over the last couple of years." But he suggested the matter would never have arisen in talks between Russia and Syria "unless we had maintained a credible possibility of a military strike, and I don't think now is the time for us to let up on that". Key nations have also reacted cautiously: - UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the destruction of the weapons would be a "huge step forward", but warned that it should not be used as a "distraction tactic" - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called on Mr Assad to make "rapid, serious and verifiable" commitments to the plan - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was an "interesting proposal", but hoped real action would follow - China said the international community should consider the Russian plan "as long as the suggestion is conducive to easing the current tension in Syria, solving the Syria issue politically and safeguarding peace and stability of Syria and the region" - Iran, a key ally of Syria, also said it supported the Russian offer, saying that any action on chemical weapons should ensure they were not available to the rebels 'Pay the price' Moscow has been Mr Assad's main international ally throughout Syria's two-and-a-half-year civil war. Russia has blocked three resolutions against Syria in the UN Security Council, and has dismissed US claims that Mr Assad's forces carried out a chemical attack in Damascus on 21 August, killing 1,429 people. Mr Assad's government blames the attack on rebels fighting to overthrow him, in a conflict that the UN says has claimed some 100,000 lives. The UN sent weapons experts into Damascus to investigate the attack. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that if the experts concluded chemicals had been used, he would consider asking the Security Council to approve a "safe zone" in Syria where the weapons could be destroyed. Meanwhile, the Syrian leader gave an interview to US network PBS in which he warned the US against intervention, saying the Middle East was "on the brink of explosion". "You're going to pay the price if you're not wise with dealing with terrorists. There are going to be repercussions," he said. "The government is not the only player in this region. You have different parties, different factions, different ideologies. You have everything in this decision now." Mr Assad did not explain whether his comment was a threat that Syrian-backed groups such as Hezbollah would launch retaliation, or a warning that strikes would bolster al-Qaeda-linked groups. He also denied using chemical weapons saying there was "no evidence" to hold his government responsible for the 21 August attack.
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रासायनिक अस्त्र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नियन्त्रणमा राखे सिरियामाथि हमला नगरिने? अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बाराक ओबामाले सिरियाको रासयनिक अस्त्र अन्तराष्ट्रिय नियन्त्रणमा राखी नष्ट गर्ने रुसी प्रस्तावलाई सम्भाव्यरुपमा सकारात्मक भनी व्याख्या गरेका छन्। उक्त रुसी प्रस्तावलाई सिरियामाथि हुन सक्ने अमेरिकी हमला रोक्ने उपायका रुपमा हेरिएको छ। राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामाले भनेका छन् आफ्ना रासायनिक अस्त्रहरु अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नियन्त्रणमा राख्न यदि सिरिया राजी हुने हो भने उनी सैनिक हमलाका योजनाहरुलाई स्थगनमा राख्न तयार छन्। तर सिरियाली सरकारले यस्तो प्रस्तावको कार्यान्वयन गर्नेमा आफुलाई शंका लागेको उनले बताए। बहस अमेरिकि संसदको तल्लो सदन कंग्रेसमा राष्ट्रपति ओबामालाई सिरियामाथि सैनिक कारवाहीको अनुमति दिने वा नदिने भन्ने बहस चलिरहेको बेला सिरियाली सत्ताको समर्थनमा उभिएको रुसले यस्तो प्रस्ताव राखेको हो। रुसले अमेरिकि सैनिक हमलाबाट बच्न सिरियालाई आफ्ना सबै रासायनिक अस्त्रको भण्डारलाई अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नियन्त्रणमा राख्न दिन एवं तिनलाई नष्ट गर्न दिन आग्रह गरेको थियो। रुसी विदेश मन्त्री सर्गेई लाभ्रोभले आफुले सो प्रस्ताव राखेपछि सिरियाली समकक्षी वालिद मुआलेमले त्यसको स्वागत गरेको बताएका छन्। “हामीलाई अझै थाहा छैन सिरियाभित्र यो प्रस्तावको समर्थन हुने छ वा छैन। तर यदि रासायनिक अस्त्रको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नियन्त्रणले सिरियालाई सैनिक हमलाबाट जोगाउँछ भने हामी दमास्कससंग तत्काल काम थाल्ने छौं,” लाभ्रोभको भनाई। दबाब र दुविधा सोमबार राष्ट्रपति ओबामाले दुविधामा रहेका कंग्रेस तथा अमेरिकि जनमत आफ्नो पक्षमा पार्न श्रृंखलाबद्ध टेलिभिजन अन्तर्वार्ताहरु दिएका छन्। सिरियाली राष्ट्रपति बशार अल असादको सत्तालाई सजाय दिन सीमित सैनिक कारवाही जरुरी रहेको राष्ट्रपति ओबामाको भनाई छ। रुसको पछिल्लो प्रस्तावप्रति ओबामा प्रशासनका अधिकारीहरुले सतर्कतापूर्वक प्रतिक्रिया दिएका छन्। उनका एकजना सल्लाहकार टोनी ब्लिंकेनले वाशिंगटनमा पत्रकारहरुमाझ भने, “अमेरिकि कारवाहीको चेतावनी तथा राष्ट्रपति ओबामाले दिएको दबाबको परिप्रेक्ष्यमा यो प्रस्ताव आएको प्रष्ट छ। त्यसकारण यो दबाबको महत्व झन बढेको छ। कंग्रेसले राष्ट्रपतिले आग्रह गरेको अनुमति दिनु जरुरी छ।” हालसम्म ओबामाको सैनिक हमलाको योजनाप्रति कंग्रेसमा उतिसाह्रो समर्थन देखिएको छैन। प्रतिनिधि सभाका ४३३ सदस्यमध्ये २३० भन्दा बढी सदस्यहरु गत शुक्रबारसम्म त्यस्ता सैनिक कारवाहीको विपक्षमा रहेको ठानिएको थियो। त्यसमाथि जनमत सर्वैक्षणहरुले अमेरिकि जनता सिरियामाथिको कारवाहीप्रति उत्साहित नभएको देखाएको छ।