DAMASCUS, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem challenged the Western powers Tuesday to provide their evidence on the involvement of the Syrian troops in chemical weapons use.
Al-Moallem said at a press conference held Damascus on Tuesday that his government has interest in revealing the reality of the chemical attack that supposedly took place in Damascus' countryside, stressing that the Syrian government has lived up to its part of the deal with the UN but the rebels hindered the mission of the UN inspectors.
The Syrian opposition claimed that some 1,300 people were killed in a chemical weapon attack carried out by the government army on militant strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus on Aug. 21. The Syrian government strongly denied the accusation.
"Syria has evidences about the alleged chemical incident in the countryside of Damascus and will present it in due time," the minister stressed at press conference.
Regarding a possible U.S. military attack on Syria, the Syrian top diplomat said that any possible military strike will not affect the government troops' advancement against the rebels.
Al-Moallem charged that Washington has always been against the political solution in Syria "because Israel doesn't want a solution in Syria."
"Syria will defend itself with all available means if the U.S. decides to attack the country," he stressed.
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