REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday condemned the use of chemical weapons in Douma, a rebel-held town in Syria's eastern Ghouta. The foreign ministry said that in a statement on Monday.
"Indonesia expresses deep concern over the reports of a chemical weapon attack in Douma in the eastern region of Syria. Indonesia strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by any party," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted on Monday.
Reuters reported that a chemical attack on a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta has led to the deaths of dozens of people, with medical services reported, while Washington had stated that the reports -- if confirmed -- would demand immediate international response.
The Syrian state denied that the government forces had launched any chemical attack. Russia, President Bashar al-Assad's most powerful ally, called the reports fake.
A child and a man receive medical treatment after being exposed to toxic gas in Douma, East Ghouta, Damascus, Syria, on Sunday (Feb 25). Chemical attack allegedly recurring on April 7.
French President Emmanuel Macron and the US President Donald Trump agreed during a phone call that chemical weapons had been used in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on April 7 and would work together to establish clear responsibility for their use.
"They exchanged their information and analysis confirming the use of chemical weapons," the French presidency remarked in a statement early on Monday.
"All responsibilities in this area must be clearly established," the French presidency's statement noted.
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The statement also pointed out that the two leaders had instructed their teams to deepen exchanges in the coming days and co-ordinate their efforts at the UN Security Council on Monday. The two leaders will discuss the subject again within 48 hours, Reuters reported.
The Turkish government has also strongly condemned the attack.
Turkey, which has been working with allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political resolution to the crisis in Syria, called for international action against the attacks in Douma.
Meanwhile, Germany on Monday also condemned the use of chemical weapons in Douma, a rebel-held town in Syria's eastern Ghouta, and said the circumstances pointed to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad being responsible for the attack.
"The government condemns this new use of poison gas in the strongest terms," German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a news conference. "The regime's actions are abhorrent."
"Those responsible for the use of poison gas ... must be held to account," he added. "With this use of poison gas, the circumstances point to Assad regime's responsibility."
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