Moscow rejects the accusations of Western countries to Syria regarding chemical weapons

Russia indicated that some Western countries continue to exploit the issue of chemical weapons to put pressure on Syria despite the disposal of its entire chemical arsenal.

Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said during a session of the UN Security Council, on Thursday, that “Syria joined the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons voluntarily, with encouragement from Russia, and implemented the basic conditions under the Chemical Weapons Convention and got rid of the entire chemical weapons arsenal.”

He continued, “In 2014, the Syrian military program for chemical weapons was completely closed, all chemical weapons stockpiles were destroyed and chemical weapons manufacturing facilities dismantled, which was confirmed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons more than once.”

The Russian delegate added: “Unfortunately, the hopes that this will help in abandoning accusations against the Syrian leadership that it is using chemical weapons against its people have not been fulfilled. Over recent years, some countries continue to use the chemical paper as a tool to pressure the Syrian government, and it is making serious accusations. To Damascus time and time again. “

He stressed that the chemical weapons file has become for Western countries a tool to “punish” the authorities in Damascus, and therefore it is “not feasible to search for any link between this file and cases of use or non-use of chemical weapons,” noting that “the number of evidence of fabrication, manipulation and violations Within the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has exceeded the dangerous level. “

It should be noted that the American delegate to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, accused Russia of “obstructing the accountability of the Syrian regime for the use of chemical weapons.”

Source: “Novosti”

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