Russia has sharply criticized the OPCW and its investigators, accusing them of factual and technical errors and acting under pressure from Western nations.
UNITED NATIONS: The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the UN Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against Syria, and concluded that in 17 cases chemical weapons were likely or definitely used. Fernando Arias called it “a disturbing reality” that eight years after Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention, which bans the
Monitor's director tells UN he intended to send a team to Syria to probe 'new chemical weapons agent' discovered in September, but postponed trip after Assad's government failed to respond to visa request
Update: June, 04/2021 - 10:07 | Ambassador Phạm Hải Anh, deputy head of Việt Nam’s Mission to the UN, at the UN Security Council s meeting on chemical weapons in Syria. VNA/VNS Photo Khắc Hiếu NEW YORK The UN Security Council (UNSC) sat down on June 3 to discuss the issue of chemical weapons in Syria and unanimously adopted two Resolutions regarding the situation in Sudan and Libya, with Việt Nam affirming its consistent stance in support of the non-proliferation and disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical ones. The event heard updates on the issue by Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Fernando Arias and UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu.