Syria Unlikely to Use Chemical Weapons - FM Lavrov
MOSCOW, December 24 (RIA Novosti) - Syrian authorities are unlikely to use chemical weapons as it would be a ‘political suicide’ for them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. “I...
View ArticleSyria's chemical weapons safe for now: Russia
Tweet Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chemical weapons in Syria are under the control of the government, which has consolidated them in one or two locations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
View ArticleSyria’s Chemical Weapons ‘Safe for Now’ - Moscow
MOSCOW, December 22 (RIA Novosti) - Chemical weapons are under the control of the Syrian government, which has consolidated them in one or two locations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on...
View ArticleWashington Dismisses Report on Chemical Attack in Syria
WASHINGTON, January 15 (RIA Novosti) – The White House downplayed on Tuesday media speculations that chemical weapons had been used by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime against the Syrian rebels....
View ArticleSyrian Chemical Weapons Under Control - FM Lavrov
MUNICH, February 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the Syrian authorities keep chemical weapons under control and spoke against the removal of President...
View ArticleSyrian chemical weapons under control: Russia
Tweet Munich, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the Syrian authorities were keeping chemical weapons under control. Syria has not signed the international...
View ArticleSyria has used chemical weapons, Israeli military says
A senior Israeli military official has said Syrian forces have used chemical weapons against rebels several times. Brig Gen Itai Brun said military intelligence believed the nerve agent sarin had...
View ArticleCalls for inquiry into Syria 'chemical weapon attack'
Syria's government and opposition are both calling for an inquiry into an attack in which each side accuses the other of having used chemical weapons. The UN secretary general had been asked for a...
View ArticleSyria conflict: UK concerns over chemical weapon use
The UK is increasingly concerned there is evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Foreign Minister William Hague said the claims must be urgently investigated and perpetrators held to...
View Article>Russia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow the use of force, but it suggested that could change...
View ArticleRussia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow the use of force, but it suggested that could change if...
View ArticleUS and UK insist UN chemicals report 'blames Syria'
The US, UK and France say a UN report confirming a chemical weapons attack in Damascus has vindicated their stance that Syria was to blame. The US and UK ambassadors to the UN said technical details...
View ArticleRussia: Syria has 'material evidence' that rebels used chemical weapons
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, right, meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, left, in Damascus on Sept. 17. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images) Syria's government has provided...
View ArticleSyria crisis: Destroying chemical weapons 'is doable'
The chief UN weapons inspector says it will be difficult to find and destroy all of Syria's chemical weapons, but he believes it is achievable. Ake Sellstrom told the BBC much depended on whether...
View ArticleSyria crisis: France to press Russia over UN resolution
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is visiting Moscow to try to persuade Russia to support a UN Security Council resolution on Syria. On Monday, UN weapons inspectors said the nerve gas sarin was...
View ArticleSyria crisis: UN powers discuss Council resolution
The five permanent UN Security Council members are meeting to discuss a resolution on making safe Syria's chemical weapons. A resolution is seen as a key step in a US-Russia brokered plan under which...
View ArticleSyria tells Russia it has proof rebels used chemicals
Syria has given Russia new "material evidence" that opposition fighters in the Syrian conflict have used chemical weapons, a Russian minister has said. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also said...
View ArticleSyria crisis: Putin 'confident' on chemical weapons plan
Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he is "confident" Syria's chemical weapons can be destroyed under a US-Russian plan, but not "100% sure". Speaking to reporters he reiterated Moscow's view that...
View ArticleQ&A: Syria chemical weapons disarmament deal
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is implementing an agreement, reached by the US and Russia on 14 September, to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. The deal placed...
View ArticleSyria chemical weapons: UN discusses Syria draft text
The UN Security Council has begun discussing a draft resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons after the US and Russia agreed the text. The vote in the 15-member Council could take place later...
View ArticleSyria unrest: UN probes 'chemical weapons' in Aleppo
The UN is to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in an attack in Syria, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced. The investigation will focus on an incident in Khan al-Assal, Aleppo...
View ArticleLavrov urges caution over Syria chemical weapons reports
Tweet Brussels, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Any reports of the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict must be carefully investigated to avoid the repetition of the "Iraqi scenario",...
View ArticleRussia will not shelter Syria's al-Assad
Moscow would welcome any country's offer of a safe haven to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but Moscow itself has no intention of giving him shelter if he steps down, Russia's foreign minister says ....
View ArticleA look at Syria's possible chemical weapon arsenal
Syria welcomed a Russian proposal Monday to place Syrias chemical weapons under international control and then destroy them. The plan did not include a time frame or other specifics. The announcement...
View ArticleA look at chemical weapons Syria may possess
Syria welcomed a Russian proposal Monday to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control and then destroy them. The plan did not include a time frame or other specifics. The announcement...
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