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Syria: Obama vows to pursue diplomacy

US President Barack Obama has postponed a Congress vote on military action in Syria. We hear reaction from the countries involved in the ongoing diplomatic situation.

US President Barack Obama has postponed a Congress vote on military action in Syria, vowing to pursue diplomacy to remove the regime's chemical weapons. We hear from the countries involved in the ongoing diplomatic situation.

Photo credit: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech, Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images

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Wed 11 Sep 201310:32GMT

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