Damascus, Aug 24 (ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government has warned the West against considering military intervention in his country.
Information Minister Omran Al Zoubi said that Syria 'does not want a war with anyone.'
"Coming to Syria is not a picnic. But Syria does not want a war with anyone," Sky News quoted Zoubi, as saying.
His comments came after Britain and the United States said they were drawing up plans to safeguard Syria's chemical weapons if they are in danger of falling into the hands of terrorist groups as the civil war continues.
According to the report, Zoubi went on to deny that Syria had admitted it had chemical weapons, despite a statement by the Foreign Ministry last month, which apparently confirmed they existed.
"No, the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been misquoted. The statement said if we had those chemical weapons we would not use them," the report quoted him, as saying.
"Chemical weapons are like the nuclear weapons in Israel, they cannot be used in their own country or the neighbouring countries. It is a deterrent weapon. We have never said we have them," he added. (ANI)
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