The First Committee of the General Assembly is addressed by the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons at the 6th plenary meeting of the 52nd session.
The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “at this stage, the declaration submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic, cannot be considered accurate and complete” in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). UNIFEED
Syria’s declaration of compliance with Chemical Weapons Convention still inaccurate due to persisting gaps, inconsistencies, top disarmament official tells Security Council.
The Israeli Air Force carried out two airstrikes targeting Syrian government facilities over the last two years, which it believed frustrated the potential restarting of that country’s sarin production.