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UN Vote on US Proposal on Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria Expected Friday
UN Vote on US Proposal on Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria Expected Friday
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The UN Security Council could vote on a US-proposed draft resolution, aiming to establish those responsible for the chemical weapon attacks in Syria, as early... 06.08.2015, Sputnik International
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UN Vote on US Proposal on Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria Expected Friday
The UN Security Council could vote on a US-proposed draft resolution, aiming to establish those responsible for the chemical weapon attacks in Syria, as early as Friday, a spokesman for the Russian UN mission told RIA Novosti.
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – At the end of October 2014, the OPCW reported that nearly 98 percent of chemical weapons removed from Syria had been destroyed.
"We hope to agree on everything by Friday," Alexey Zaytsev said on Thursday, explaining that UN missions have until Thursday evening to submit their amendments or objections.
Syria joined the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and agreed to destroy its chemical arms stockpile after a 2013 sarin gas attack near Damascus killed more than 1,000 people.
In March 2015, the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning the use of chlorine gas during the conflict in Syria.
In July, the United States circulated a draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at identifying and bringing to justice those behind the chemical weapon attacks in Syria.
The draft stipulates the creation of a joint UN-OPCW team of investigators.
