Syria’s representative to UN: ‘Damascus did not use chemical weapons and does not pos

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Syria’s representative to the United Nations (UN) Bashar Jaafari confirmed on Friday that his country has not used chemical weapons and no longer possesses them. Jaafari added that Syria is committed to cooperating with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to settle the outstanding issues and seal the file. Russia Today reported that Jaafari announced in a statement during a UN Security Council session via video conferencing that: “Despite the difficult conditions Syria went through years ago and the grave challenges imposed by terrorist organisations and transnational terrorists, our country managed to cooperate with the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to fulfil its pledges after joining the Chemical Weapons Convention in […]

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