Sputnik - France vows to take any initiative to resume the Syria settlement process, French President Francois Hollande said Friday.





MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Earlier in�the day, the French leader announced plans to�convene France's security council meeting over�the situation in�Syria.
"France and its partners will take all the initiatives to�relaunch the process of�political transition in�Syria," Hollande wrote on�Twitter.


Hollande's statement came in�light of�the US strikes on�Syria airfield, which took place late on�Thursday.

On Tuesday, the Syrian National Coalition of�Revolutionary and Opposition Forces reported that some 80 people were killed and 200 injured in�a chemical weapon attack in�Idlib, blaming the Syrian army for�the incident. The Syrian Armed Forces refuted the allegations.

Late on�Thursday, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at�the Syrian military airfield in�Ash Sha'irat near�Homs. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a response to�the alleged chemical weapon use in�Idlib, which Washington blames on�Damascus.

The attack was supported by�US allies, which called the strikes a just and appropriate response. Moscow condemned the US strikes, saying it was "an aggression against�a sovereign state in�violation of�the norms of�international law." According to�Russian authorities, strikes on�Syria were an attempt to�distract public attention from�the mounting civilian casualties in�Iraq.