The European has also said it reduced activities in the capital Damascus to a minimum. A White House spokesman, Jay Carney has said the US had increasingly concerned that Syria might be considering using chemical weapons in the conflicts with rebels. He said the US will be keeping a close eye on the Syrian government.
欧洲国家称已尽量减少在首都大马士革的活动,白宫发言人杰伊·卡尔尼称联合国越发担心,叙利亚会考虑在冲突中使用武器来对付叛军。他说美国将密切关注叙利亚政府。
I think the President made clear that the use of the weapons was a red line. We are monitoring the situation in Syria closely, and we are monitoring the regime's chemical weapon stockpiles. We believe that with the regime's grip on power loosening, with its failure to put down the operation through conventional means, we have an increased concern about the possibility of the regime taking the desperate act of using its chemical weapons.
我想总统已明确表示,动用这些武器就是犯规。我们正密切关注叙利亚的局势,并监控当局的化学武器储备。我们认为,由于目前叙利亚政权开始放开权力,且未能通过常规手段压制叛军,因此,我们越发担心当局很有可能采取使用化学武器这样孤注一掷的行为。
Earlier, Syria again denied that it would use chemical weapons against its own people.