France, U.K. increasingly concerned over chemical arms in Syria

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France, U.K. increasingly concerned over chemical arms in Syria

March 22, 2013 02:08 PM

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for a pre budget cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London March 19, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

BRUSSELS: French and British foreign ministers have expressed growing concern over the apparent willingness of President Bashar al-Assad to use chemical weapons in the civil war in Syria.

In a letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton dated March 21, Laurent Fabius and William Hague said:

"The crisis is increasingly threatening regional stability... and we are increasingly concerned about the regime's willingness to use chemical weapons."

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