潘基文吁西方国家推迟行动等候调查结果

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging world powers to hold off on possible military action against Syria until a U.N chemical weapons inspection team completes its work in the country.

Mr. Ban said Thursday that the team will leave the country by Saturday and report its findings to him.

He said "diplomacy should be given a chance" as the U.S. and other Western powers consider their response to the Syrian government\'s alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians last week.

The U.N. team left Damascus in a convoy on Thursday to begin its third day of inspections.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is meeting with parliament on Thursday to discuss the Syria situation.

Amid mounting pressure from lawmakers, his government said Wednesday that Britain would not take part in any military action against Syria until the U.N. team had a chance to report its findings.

In Washington, White House officials plan to brief members of Congress, on Thursday, about intelligence on the alleged poison gas attacks that killed hundreds of civilians in Damascus suburbs.

The Syrian government denies having any role in the alleged attacks. And state media reports say Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday his country would defend itself against any aggression and emerge "victorious."

Iran warned any Western action against Syria would result in the "imminent destruction of Israel," a U.S. ally in the region.

潘基文星期四说，联合国小组定于星期六以前离开叙利亚，并向他报告调查结果。他说，应当给外交一个机会。

美国等西方国家正在考虑如何对叙利亚当局据说上周对平民使用化学武器作出反应。

联合国调查小组星期四乘车离开大马士革，进行第三天的实地调查。

在英国，卡梅伦首相星期四与议会讨论叙利亚局势。在议会日益增长的压力下，英国政府星期三表示，在联合国小组提交调查结果之前，英国不会参与任何针对叙利亚的军事行动。

在华盛顿，白宫官员计划星期四向国会介绍有关大马士革郊区化学武器袭击的情报。有几百名平民在袭击中丧生。

叙利亚政府否认动用了化学武器。叙利亚国有媒体报道说，叙利亚总统阿萨德星期四说，叙利亚将抵抗任何入侵，并取得胜利。

伊朗警告说，西方国家对叙利亚采取任何行动都会使美国在这个地区的盟友以色列“面临灭亡”。