Paris will not give advance notice of Syria attack
Paris will not announce an attack on Syria in advance, in case such a decision is made, French government spokesman Christoph Castaner said.
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| French fighter jets. Photo: AFP |
"If a decision is made on an attack, I will not tell you. And the French President will not tell you this either. At least he (Emmanuel Macron) will discuss this with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and the Minister of Defense," Mr. Castaner said on BFMTV.
According to him, announcing an attack on Syria would threaten the success of this campaign."If all the conditions for an attack are met, the attack will take place. The House of Representatives and the Senate will be informed at the necessary time. But it is important to keep it secret, because this is a matter of ensuring French interests," said Mr. Castaner.
Previously, the West accused Damascus of carrying out a "chemical attack" in the city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.
Moscow and Damascus firmly denied the information about "discovering a chlorine bomb" that was apparently "used by the Syrian army".
