president a lan said on friday, that the world could not and m not leave the actions in damascus unpunnishedhe went on to argue, that to stand by and do inning, is to send the message to any groups that it is okay to use chemical weapons. he said that would be very dangerous indeed. he recognized that france is one of the few military powers that has the capability do alongside with the united states get involved in the kind of action that is being discussed. he said france is ready, and it was just a case now of him taking the necessary decisions when the time came. >> so jackie, we know where the president stands, where france stands where do the people stand. >> well, again, we are seeing a similar situation as we are seeing in the united states. two french public seems really quite cautious about getting involved in military action against syria. in fact, an opinion poll carries out on thursday, said that 59% of the french public would be against france intervening militarily in syria. and i have to say as wail in the political class there's also quite a bit of skepticism being expressed

on friday to the french newspaper was that the international community cannot and must not leave unpunnishedhemical attack in damascus. and he went on to say that if the international community stands by and does nothing that that's actually send as very dangerous message in effect, and they are saying to any groups out there that it's okay to use chemical weapons. he theys that can lead to a very dangerous escalation of the situation in syria. what he has said is that in his view, it would not be necessary to have a u.n. security council resolution before any such him tear action could take place. he said that the coalition of the willing, if you like, can be formed. as broad a coalition as possible, in order to base any action on resolutions from the arab league. he did make the observation that prance is one of the very few mayor powers that have those kind of resources available. he says france is ready and he will take the necessary decisions when he feels the time is right. >> jackie the paris, now the turkish foreign minister says there's no doubt that the syrian government is respons

has a great determination to react, to what he described as crimes and that they should not go unpunnishedow the two presidents shared the kind of intelligence and evidence which they said that they are gathered about recent events in damascus, and they said they were both certain that this was indeed a chemical attack, and that the regime was responsible. it cements that the mood now is not so much with the action will be taken, but rather when. jackie reporting from pair. and he does not need the french parliament order to order action. the events have galvanized antiwar protestors around the world. one demonstration was held in australia, a crowd of about 300 people gathered in sidney, many carries signs supporting the syrian government. our phillip is live now in london where more protests are planned, phillip. >> originally this protest was because of the antiwar groups has expected there would be a second round of votes. that of course, surprisingly is not going to take place. because the parliament voted down any kind of military intervention. so now this is basically a message to t