Syria is playing "core interests”:OBAMA

In an interview broadcast on CNN, U.S. President Barack Obama stressed that the situation is "slowly touching core interests" of the United States. But he warned not to rush to demand military intervention. There are legal challenges and we must also take into account international support, he said.

In search of truth: poison gas in Syria?

Obama said the United States continues to collect information. But "this is clearly an event that causes great concern," said the president about the alleged use of chemical weapons in Wednesday's attack near Damascus. "There is no doubt that when used chemical weapons on a large scale is very problematic and that begins to affect any of the core interests of the United States (...) and ensure non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and protecting our allies and our bases in the region. " Meanwhile, Obama said Washington is pressing the UN to "promote a better action" on Syria, and called on the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad to allow inspection the alleged use of chemical weapons. "We are in communication with the entire international community (...) do not expect cooperation (by Damascus), in view of the background," he added.

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Russia and USA joint statement

Claimed Russia and the United States together an "impartial investigation" of an alleged slaughter occurred on Wednesday near Damascus by the use of poison gas and denounced by the opposition, the Ministry of Russian Foreign. The ministry statement was issued after a telephone conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry. On the statement of the Ministry, Russia also urged the Syrian opposition to allow safe access UN experts in chemical warfare to the area where the attack allegedly occurred near Damascus. "The ball is now in the hands of the Syrian opposition, which should ensure safe access mission," said the Foreign Ministry in Moscow after the conversation between Lavrov and Kerry.

UN demands access

 Ban: Such a crime against humanity would have serious consequences for its author. Ban: "Such a crime against humanity would have serious consequences for its author.” For its part, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon demanded again allow in UN inspectors and warned that there will be serious consequences if Syria was confirmed that chemical weapons were used. "Any use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anyone, under any circumstances, violates international law," Ban said during a visit to South Korea, her native country. "Such a crime against humanity would have serious consequences for its author," he added. The UN secretary general ordered his representative in disarmament, Angela Kane, traveling to Damascus to immediately investigate reports. "The intent of the UN is to conduct a thorough, complete and timely reporting on the alleged use of chemical weapons," the UN said today in a statement issued in New York. "The secretary general urges the Syrian authorities to respond positively and immediately to your request, especially because the Syrian government itself has expressed interest in the esclarecimeniento of the facts," he adds. Meanwhile, the UN special envoy and Arab League to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, believed to increase the options of reaching a political solution, though, in Syria, because the parties to the conflict are increasingly convinced that it is not possible purely military victory. "Syria means today without doubt the greatest threat to peace and security in the world," Brahimi said in the interview broadcast on television in the UN. At the same time was cautiously optimistic that Syria peace conference in Geneva to take place soon, but gave no specific dates.

Millions of Syrian children fleeing war

Meanwhile, the British government blamed the Syrian regime for the gas attack that killed hundreds of people last Wednesday near Damascus, although there is no concrete evidence on the facts. So far, the Syrian government denied entry to United Nations inspectors. The refusal fuels the suspicion that there is something to hide there, said British Foreign Secretary William Hague. The only "convincing explanation" for so many deaths is the use of poison gas, Hague said. "We believe this is a large-scale chemical attack of the Assad regime," he added. The August 28 U.S. and Russian diplomats will meet in The Hague to discuss the possibilities of holding such an international conference. Syria also is a priority issue in the UN General Assembly in September in New York and also discusses the conflict in the G20 meeting on 5 and 6 September in St. Petersburg. According to the UN, more than one million children have left the country and more than 100,000 people died in the past two years.