Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jaafari said his country has the right to defend itself and military leadership will choose how to respond to possible aggression.

The envoy stressed that any military attack on Syria would constitute a violation of the UN Charter.

He noted that the tripartite meeting of Britain, France and the United States at the Security Council is illegal and it is not consistent with the mission of preserving the international peace and security, SANA reported.

Bashar al-Jaafari asked the UN Secretary-General to investigate into three new sites where the armed terrorist groups used chemical weapons against the Syrian Arab Army.