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Russia to Veto UN Resolution on Chemical Weapons

25 Febr 2017 – Russia will veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for sanctions against the Assad regime over the use of chemical weapons on Syria’s civilians. Despite the UN finding the regime responsible for use of chlorine weapons — and despite the Syrian air force dropping chlorine canisters in recent weeks — Russia’s Deputy UN Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov said on Friday: There is an argument that the resolution itself contradicts the fundamental principle of presumption of innocence before the investigation is over.

We will veto it.

Safronkov asserted that there is “tremendous pressure” on the inquiry of the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons joint inquiry to produce a one-sided result.The draft resolution, which could be put to a vote early next week, seeks to sanction 11 Syrian military commanders and officials and 10 regime and related entities involved in the development and production of chemical weapons. Restrictions include an asset freeze and travel ban.The Assad regime began testing chemical weapons in the conflict in late 2012. In August 2013, the use of sarin nerve agent near Damascus killed at least 1,400 people.The US and Russia then led efforts for the regime to dismantle chemical plants and hand over all stocks. But despite giving up almost all of the banned chemicals, Damascus has continued to attack with chlorine, which is not listed under chemical weapons conventions.

In summer 2016, the UN and OPCW found the Syrian armed forces responsible for four incidents in 2014, filing a secret list of high-ranking individuals considered culpable.Latest investigations by analysts of the conflict have concluded that the regime used chlorine in the offensive to recapture all of Aleppo city, and in current assaults on Damascus surburbs. www.mesop.de