LONDON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A British government motion published on Wednesday suggests the country may not take military action against Syria until the United Nations completes its investigation on the alleged chemical weapons attack.
The motion, agreed by senior British officials attending the National Security Council meeting, said that "every effort should be made to secure a Security Council Resolution backing military action before any such action is taken."
"The United Nations Secretary General should ensure a briefing to the United Nations Security Council immediately upon the completion of the team's initial mission," it said.
Although blaming "the failure of the United Nations Security Council over the last two years" to act unanimously on Syrian, the motion said "a United Nations process must be followed as far as possible to ensure the maximum legitimacy" for any response against Syria.
"Before any direct British involvement in such action a further vote of the House of Commons will take place," it added.
Britain's House of Commons will vote on the motion on Thursday.
According to a survey conducted by The Sun and YouGov, 40 percent of the people are against any form of British involvement in Syria, with 74 percent against deploying British troops, 61 percent against sending full-scale weapons, 50 percent against missile strikes. Only 25 percent of the surveyed supports missile strikes against Syria.
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