U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with French President Francois Hollande by telephone Friday about the use of chemical weapons on a suburb of Damascus on August 21 by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House said. "The two leaders agreed that the international community cannot tolerate the use of chemicals weapons and must hold the regime accountable and send a strong message that the use of chemical weapons is not acceptable," the White House said in a statement. -- SPA 11:18 LOCAL TIME 08:18 GMT تغريد
