Syria urges transparency, impartiality, accuracy in suspected chemical attack
(VOVWORLD) - Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Monday his government is ready to cooperate with the chemical weapons investigators of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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 Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad. (Photo: EPA/VNA)
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Syria’s state news agency SANA reported that the inspectors arrived in Damascus 3 days ago and held meetings with the Syrian government to discuss transparent, impartial, and accurate cooperation. Mekdad said the Syrian government will create favorable conditions for the OPCW team to investigate the allegations of chemical weapons use by the Syrian army last week.
On Monday, Russia said it will not intervene in the investigation in Syria. The Kremlin called the UK’s accusation that Russia and Syria are blocking inspectors from reaching Douma groundless, stressing that Moscow always supports transparent investigations of suspected chemical attacks.