U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said Thursday that Syria has made only "limited developments" in eliminating its chemical weapons since 2013.
India on Thursday (local time) called for an objective investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons and also urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to remain cognizant of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorist groups.
Read more about US: Russia blocks Syrian accountability over chemical weapons use on Business Standard. The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts to hold Damascus accountable for using chemical weapons
India on Thursday (local time) called for an objective investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons and also urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to remain cognizant of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorist groups. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council, India s Deputy Permanent Representative-Political Coordinator to the UN R Ravindra said that the activities of terrorists, especially ISIS, have increased in the region and, hence, the Council must remain cognizant of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorist groups . India at the UNSC urged the countries not to link humanitarian and development assistance with politics.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that “the Assad regime has tried to avoid accountability by obstructing independent investigations and undermining the role and work of the OPCW,” the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons