AUSTRALIA would consider whether or not to join US action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if asked by the Trump administration.
US Vice-President Mike Pence has upped criticism of the Assad regime in the wake of this week’s deadly gas attack in northern Syria, telling US media “all options are on the table”.
Asked if Australia would join any US action without UN backing, Defence Minister Marise Payne told ABC radio this morning: “We’ll make decisions in regard to those sorts of issues as they are brought to us.”
Senator Payne said the most important thing now is to condemn the attack.
“We have to be clear with Russia, we have to be clear with those who support the regime that this is totally unacceptable,” she said.
The minister said Australia would “of course” be part of the conversation about possible US action.
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