UN receives chemical treaty documents from Syria

The United Nations said Thursday, September 12 (September 13 in Manila) it has received documents from the Syrian government seeking to join the international convention banning chemical weapons. Earlier, Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad said it will cede control of its chemical weapons to Russia and other members of the international community. Assad added that the move was prompted by “Russian diplomacy” and not because of an imminent US strike. On September 11, US President Barack Obama asked Congress to postpone a vote on a military attack on Syria that he earlier requested to give way to diplomacy. US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US may still use military force if the Russian plan fails to achieve its objective of disarming Syria of its chemical weapons arsenal.

 

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