Francois Hollande: David Cameron committed 'schoolboy error' on Syria The French president, who unlike the British Prime Minister chose to forego seeking parliamentary approval for taking military action against Syria, is reported to have made the undiplomatic comments during a chat with French journalists, according to Le Canard Enchainé, the investigative and satirical weekly. According to Le Canard, UMP leader Jean-François Copé shot back: "If it had been Sarkozy, he would have gone in person to the House of Commons [to secure the vote]." "I'm not sure if that would have been very helpful," his former prime minister François Fillon is cited as adding. The reported comments were released as Mr Hollande insisted that France would remain "mobilised" while assessing whether the Assad regime meets its demands to list and dismantle its chemical weapons arsenal, which it puts at around 1,000 tonnes. Yesterday, France announced it would put a resolution to the UN Security Council to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control so they can be destroyed. Laurent Fabius, the foreign minister, said the resolution would threaten "extremely serious" consequences if Syria breached its conditions as it would be enforced by Chapter VII of the UN charter, which would sanction the use of force if Syria failed in its obligations. The move followed Russia's announcement of a plan to put the chemical weapons under international control. Syria has said it accepts the Russian proposal, though details are sketchy. President Obama has announced he would postpone a Congress vote on military action in Syria, vowing to pursue diplomacy to remove the regime's chemical weapons.