Syria says all chemical weapons handed over. --(John Kerry: "We believe "there is evidence" of Assad's use of chlorine")

Syria's government said Sept. 21 it has turned over all its chemical weapons and adhered to an international treaty, after US accusations that it had carried out several chlorine gas attacks.
     
"Syria has fulfilled its obligations by adhering to the Chemical Weapons Convention," the foreign ministry said in a statement published by state media.
     
"It cooperated fully with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and no longer possesses these weapons," it added.
     
The comments come after US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday accused Syria's President Bashar al-Assad of violating the convention by using chlorine as a weapon.
     
"We believe there is evidence of Assad's use of chlorine, which when you use it -- despite it not being on the list -- it is prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention," Kerry told US lawmakers.
     
The United States also had "some questions about a couple of other items" which were being investigated "so he's in violation of the convention," Kerry added.........AFP..........http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syria-says-all-chemical-weapons-handed-over.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71997&NewsCatID=352
21/9/14
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Related:

• La Syrie a violé l'accord sur les armes chimiques, selon John Kerry

• US lawmakers back plan to arm Syrian rebels. (House of Representatives vote 273 to 156 to approve President Obama's train-and-equip plan)

• Moscow calls on OPCW to conduct thorough investigation of use of chemical weapons in Iraq

• Turkey urges UN to act over chlorine gas use in Syria

• OPCW Fact Finding Mission: “Compelling Confirmation” That Chlorine Gas Used as Weapon in Syria

• UK condemns Syria for chlorine use. --(OPCW Fact Finding Mission: “Compelling Confirmation” That Chlorine Gas Used as Weapon in Syria)

• Obama hails destruction of Syria's stockpiled chemical weapons

• Syrie : des produits chimiques britanniques probablement utilisés pour faire du gaz sarin

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• Sarin cylinders found in opposition controlled region in Syria. (The Syrian government has reported the sarin case)

• Brahimi: Syria Terrorists Responsible Used Chemical Weapons in Khan al-Asal (interview with Der Speigel)

  • More countries to launch air strikes in Syria, US says

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• Lavrov: ‘Either secure Syria's chemical weapons, or arm its rebels’ (EXCLUSIVE RT -24.12.12)