美国决定推迟定于本星期晚些时候与俄罗斯官员进行的会谈，举行这次会谈是为了讨论叙利亚局势。目前华盛顿正在权衡对据称叙利亚政府军上星期使用化学武器一事如何做出反应。

美俄两国致力于通过政治方式解决叙利亚危机，本来定于星期三在海牙举行的会谈是最新的一次努力。
美国国务院一名高层官员星期一晚间说，鉴于有关方面目前正在磋商，如何对叙利亚使用化学武器的报道做出反应，因此推迟这次美俄会谈。

俄罗斯外交部副部长加提诺夫说，俄罗斯对美国做出这一决定表示遗憾。

白宫发言人星期一说，叙利亚政府使用了化学武器，对此几乎没有疑问。

叙利亚的盟友俄罗斯对有关指称不予理睬，说美国和其他西方国家没有证据证明叙利亚发生过化武袭击。

The United States has postponed a meeting with Russian officials scheduled for later this week to discuss the situation in Syria, as Washington weighs its response to allegations that Syrian forces used chemical weapons last week.

The talks Wednesday in the Hague were due to be the latest in the U.S.-Russian bid to find a political solution to the crisis. 

A senior State Department official said late Monday the delay is in light of the "ongoing consultations" on how to respond to reports of chemical weapons use in Syria.

Russian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Gennady Gatilov said Russia regrets the U.S. decision.

A White House spokesman said Monday there is "very little doubt" the Syrian government used chemical weapons.

Russia, a Syrian ally, has dismissed the allegations, saying the United States and other Western nations do not have proof of such an attack.