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UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said on Tuesday that the declaration submitted by Syria on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 in regards to the destruction of its chemical weapons programme 'cannot be considered accurate and complete.'

"At this stage, the declarations submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Nakamitsu, citing "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved."

She stressed that "the use of these weapons must always be seen as a clear violation of a deeply held taboo."

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed unanimously in 2013 to bring Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.

Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Nakamitsu, citing "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved."

She stressed that "the use of these weapons must always be seen as a clear violation of a deeply held taboo."

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed unanimously in 2013 to bring Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.

UN: Syria's declaration on chemical weapon programme is incomplete - UN disarmament chief

United Nations, New York City
April 7, 2021 at 01:50 GMT +00:00 · Published

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said on Tuesday that the declaration submitted by Syria on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 in regards to the destruction of its chemical weapons programme 'cannot be considered accurate and complete.'

"At this stage, the declarations submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Nakamitsu, citing "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved."

She stressed that "the use of these weapons must always be seen as a clear violation of a deeply held taboo."

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed unanimously in 2013 to bring Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.

Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Nakamitsu, citing "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved."

She stressed that "the use of these weapons must always be seen as a clear violation of a deeply held taboo."

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed unanimously in 2013 to bring Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.

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Mandatory credit: UNIFEED-UNTV

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UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said on Tuesday that the declaration submitted by Syria on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 in regards to the destruction of its chemical weapons programme 'cannot be considered accurate and complete.'

"At this stage, the declarations submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Nakamitsu, citing "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved."

She stressed that "the use of these weapons must always be seen as a clear violation of a deeply held taboo."

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed unanimously in 2013 to bring Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.

Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Nakamitsu, citing "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved."

She stressed that "the use of these weapons must always be seen as a clear violation of a deeply held taboo."

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed unanimously in 2013 to bring Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.

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