Reuters- The European Union on Monday said Russia and Iran should use their influence on the Syrian government to prevent it from further use of chemical weapons.

�The EU calls upon all countries, notably Russia and Iran, to use their influence to prevent any further use of chemical weapons, notably by the Syrian regime�, the EU said in comments to a meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog, seen by Reuters.

Reporting by Anthony Deutsch and Bart Meijer; Editing by Alison Williams