Canada won't participate in military strikes against Syria, says Canada PM Trudeau
Ottawa, Apr 12 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out the possibility of his country's participation in military strikes against Syria as a counter to the suspected chemical attacks against civilians, media reports said.
In a recent interview, Trudeau told Radio-Canada that Canada won't participate in the military strikes as the country is already present in northern Iraq and Latvia on missions.
"We are not looking to be present in Syria" the PM has been quoted by The Star.
Days after suspected chemical attacks hit Douma, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Russia should 'get ready' to face missile strike in war-torn Syria.
Trump even called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a 'Gas Killing Animal'.
Meanwhile, Russia has warned the US against military action in Syria, in response to the alleged chemical attack which took place last week, reports said on Wednesday.
Moscow's UN envoy Vasily Nebenzia and his US counterpart Nikki Haley reportedly had a heated exchange over the issue during a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
Making Russia's intentions clear, Nebenzia said, "I would once again beseech you to refrain from the plans that you're currently developing."
Russia also vetoed a proposal to open a new inquiry into the alleged chemical attack in Syria.
After the US-drafted resolution failed to pass at the UN Security Council, Haley accused Russia of failing the Syrian people.
(Reporting by Suman Das)
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