President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (February 13th) said France will launch strikes if proof emerges that the Syrian regime has used banned chemical weapons against its civilians, AFP reported.
"We will strike the place where these launches are made or where they are organised," Macron told the presidential press corps.
"But today our services have not established proof that proscribed chemical weapons have been used against civilian populations," he added.
"As soon as such proof is established, I will do what I said," Macron warned, while adding that "the priority is the fight against the terrorists, the jihadists".
Regarding the Syrian regime itself, either during or after the conflict; "it will be answerable to international justice", he added.
Macron also called for an international meeting on Syria, in the region if possible.
The Syrian regime on Wednesday denied it possessed chemical weapons, with Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad branding the use of such arms "immoral and unacceptable".
