Qatar calls for independent probe into chemical attack
April 16, 2017
Qatari foreign minister, in Russia for talks on Syria war, says ‘horrific scenes’ after gas attack cannot be replicated.
The foreign ministers of Russia and Qatar met on Saturday in Moscow for talks on Syria’s future [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
Qatar joined Russia and its allies in demanding an independent investigation into a chemical weapon attack in Syria that killed more than 80 people, saying the perpetrators must be punished to prevent future use of poison gas.
The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, and Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, met on Saturday in Moscow for talks on Syria’s six-year war.
The poison gas attack on a rebel-held town in Idlib province earlier this month was a point of discussion. Images and video published shortly after the incident showed dozens of men, women, and children gasping for air, convulsing, and foaming at the mouth.
“The meeting saw the two sides agree on the importance of holding an independent investigation into the chemical attacks that took place in Khan Sheikhoun in Syria,” the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
