La réponse du premier ministre suédois FREDRIK REINFELDT à BARAK OBAMA qui ne fut guère mentionnée .
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FREDRIK REINFELDT, SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER: I think — I think - I think - I think - I think I should answer the question.
I think you’re right in saying that this very difficult decision to take. As always, it’s a balancing act. And we’ve been discussing this during our talks. Just to remind you, you’re now in Sweden. A small country with a deep belief in the United Nations. You’re also in a country where I think yesterday or the day before we took the decision that all the people that are now coming from the war in Syria are allowed to stay permanently in Sweden. So, a lot of the people following this press conference here in Sweden are actually just now coming from Syria and, of course, wondering what is the view of their country. And they have a lot of their countrymen also in this country. So we have a lot of roots and links to Syria.
I think the main problem has been for two and a half years now that we have a war without a clear political solution. And that, at the end of the day, must be - we must get a cease-fire, we must get a peace process, we must get people to talk to each other. I totally understand the complex situation also on the opposition, because we have part of the opposition also here in Sweden, which is now conducted of different groups. They want to get Assad out of the picture, but what do they want instead? That is, of course, a question we need to attend to.
The weapons inspector that was present in Damascus is headed by a Swede. So, in this country, of course, we are asking for the time to be able to see, what were their findings, especially since President Obama has sent the decision also to Congress. We think that that gives us some more time and we are welcoming that.
Having said that, I also said that I understand the absolute problem of not having a reaction to use of chemical weapons and what kind of signal that sends to the world. In a time where we are developing our view on international law, not saying that you’re allowed to do whatever you like to your own people as long as it’s inside your own borders. Now, we have — we have these — we need to protect people. We need to look at the interests of each and every one. So this - this is the development we are seeing. That’s the same discussion we are having in Sweden.
So I need - I understand, especially the U.S. president needs to react, otherwise he will get another kind of discussion. But this country will always say, let’s put our hope into the United Nations, let us push on some more to get a better situation.
Of course, President Putin has responsibility in that. Of course, because everyone understands that Russian, also China, has been outside of decision-making that we would have needed a long time ago to put more clear pressure and more political solution. So that is — that is what we have been discussing today. If you balance all these sentences that shows how difficult this is.
OBAMA: OK. Thank you (INAUDIBLE).
