French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech before a debate on the Future of Europe at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, April 17, 2018. During the three-hour debate, Macron was challenged by MEP over the airstrikes in Syria. /VCG Photo

Members of the European Parliament (MEP) sit with signs reading, "Hands off Syria" following last week's US-led air strikes on suspected chemical sites in the Syrian capital following an alleged chemical attack in a Syrian town. /VCG Photo

In response, Macron said, passionately, that France, the US and the UK had not declared the war on Bashar al-Assad while Syria could not be rebuilt after its civil war "if we turn our backs". Instead, the three countries "saved the honor of the international community", according to Sky News ./VCG Photo

Emmanuel Macron (R) shaked hands with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani (L) after the speech. /VCG Photo