Saudi Arabia is seeking a new resolution at the United Nations General Assembly against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Saudi Arabia is seeking a new resolution at the United Nations General Assembly against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The resolution would highlight Syria’s use of its chemical weapons, media reported.
Saudi Arabia's UN Ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi told a small group of reporters the resolution would be submitted in coming days and he hoped for a vote "probably early next week."

Asked whether the resolution would mention the use of chemical weapons, , al-Mouallimi said "it will reference all of the issues that are of significance in the Syrian situation."

UN diplomats said the resolution could call on the 193 UN member states to follow sanctions that have been ordered against Syria by the Arab League. That would be opposed by Russia and China who vetoed last Thursday a resolution adopted by Western and some Arab countries.

The Saudi resolution could also demand humanitarian access to conflict-stricken parts of Syria, the diplomats said on condition of anonymity as talks on the resolution were still private.
The UN General Assembly cannot force legally binding sanctions, like the 15-nation Security Council. But no country can veto any of its resolutions which just need a majority.

Earlier on Monday, Syria stressed that it would not use the chemical weapons against its people. But it warned that Damascus would use them only in case of foreign attack.

"Syria will not use any chemical or other unconventional weapons against its civilians, and will only use them in case of external aggression," foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Maqdissi told a media conference in Damascus.
"Any stocks of chemical weapons that may exist, will never, ever be used against the Syrian people," he said, adding that in the event of foreign attack, "the generals will be deciding when and how we use them."