Wednesday, September 18, 2013

It is important Syria go forward with it's movement toward the Chemical Weapons Convention goes forward.

The evidence Syria has is important, but, that is irrelevant to the outcome of the country. If President Assad is stating the chemical weapons fell into the hands of the rebels it is all the more to remove the chemicals from the nation.

9:59 PM Wednesday Sep 18, 2013
 
MOSCOW (AP) A top Russian diplomat (click here) visiting Damascus says Syria has turned over material aimed at showing that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by rebels.
The Aug. 21 attack precipitated the current high tensions over Syria's chemical weapons and sparked a plan under which Syria is to abandon the weapons. A report by U.N. investigators confirmed chemical weapons were used but did not say by which side in the civil war.
The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying Wednesday that Syria told Russian officials the material "bears witness to the rebels participating in the chemical attack" but that Russia is not yet drawing any conclusions.
Ryabkov met Tuesday with Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moallem and is expected meet President Bashar Assad on Wednesday.