Germany won’t join in military strike against Syria- minister

Germany’s foreign minister
ruled out his country’s participation in a
military strike in Syria after an apparent
deadly poison gas attack.
Guido Westerwelle told Saturday’s Neue
Osnabruecker Zeitung that such a move had
“neither been asked nor is it being
considered by us”, according to pre-
released comments by the paper.
“We are pushing for the United Nations
Security Council to find a common position
and for the work of UN inspectors to be
finished as quickly as possible,” he added.
Berlin had previously said it would support
“consequences” against the Syrian regime if
its suspected deadly use of chemical
weapons was confirmed, but it did not
specify what the consequences would be.
On Thursday, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin
agreed on the need for the UN Security
Council to study a report by UN experts on
the alleged chemical attack outside
Damascus, the Kremlin said.