Americas’ Leaders Condemn Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Syria airstrike, Venezuelan crisis, corruption, and drug trafficking took center stage at the 8th Summit of the Americas

Leaders pose for the family photo of the Eighth Americas Summit in Lima, on April 14, 2018. CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images

LIMA, PERU—Leaders of North and South America decried the use of chemical weapons by Syria at the Summit of the Americas on April 14.

All countries throughout the Americas except Bolivia and Cuba condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and urged him to stop chemical attacks on his citizens.