Noting 'Crucial Details' Implicating Syria, Kerry Pushes For Urgent U.N. Action -- CNN
(CNN) -- America's top diplomat pressed hard Thursday for international action in Syria in the wake of last month's chemical weapons attack, saying "the U.N. Security Council must be prepared to act next week" given a report he says shows Syria's government is culpable.
Speaking ahead of next week's U.N. General Assembly, in which world leaders and diplomats convene in New York, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said "the complete removal of Syria's chemical weapons is possible here, through peaceful means." But urgency is needed, he added, saying, "Time is short. Let's not spend time debating what we already know."
"This fight about Syria's chemical weapons is not a game," Kerry told reporters. "It's real."
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