Ceding control of chemical weapons because of Russia, not US threat: Assad

Ceding control of chemical weapons because of Russia, not US threat: Assad

FP Archives September 12, 2013, 18:45:00 IST

Syria’s decision to cede control of its chemical weapons was the result of a Russian proposal, not the threat of U.S. military intervention, Interfax news agency quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a Russian television interview.

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Ceding control of chemical weapons because of Russia, not US threat: Assad

Moscow: Syria’s decision to cede control of its chemical weapons was the result of a Russian proposal, not the threat of U.S. military intervention, Interfax news agency quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a Russian television interview.

Bashar al-Assad. AFP image

“Syria is placing its chemical weapons under international control because of Russia. The U.S. threats did not influence the decision,” Interfax quoted Assad as telling Russia’s state-run Rossiya-24 channel in the interview.

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