European Foreign Ministers meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry are expected to urge the United States to hold off any military action in Syria until UN inspectors report on the alleged use of chemical weapons.
Syria was a key topic of Kerry’s discussions on Saturday with 16 European Foreign Ministers attending an informal meeting of the EU in Vilnius, the capital of lithuania. He also was to update them on ongoing peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. European officials have been sceptical about whether any military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime can be effective.
Britain’s Parliament has already voted against military action. And French President Francois Hollande displayed sudden caution on Friday, saying he would wait for a UN report before deciding whether to intervene militarily. It was the first time Hollande said he would wait for the UN report.