UN considers plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons stocks
- 11 years ago
A new twist that could diffuse escalating tensions over Syria.
The United Nations is considering a plan to demand that Syria handover its stockpiles of chemical weapons, a move that could avert a possible U.S.-led military strike against Syria over that suspected chemical weapons attack in August.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking to reporters on Monday:
SOUNDBITE: U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON SAYING:
"I'm considering urging the Security Council to demand the immediate transfer of Syria's chemical weapons and chemical precursor stocks to places inside Syria where they can be safely stored and destroyed."
Ban was responding to questions about a Russian proposal, made public earlier on Monday, to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
The U.S. is considering Russia's offer but President Barack Obama's administration is skeptical.
Obama's deputy national security chief Tony Blinken.
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The United Nations is considering a plan to demand that Syria handover its stockpiles of chemical weapons, a move that could avert a possible U.S.-led military strike against Syria over that suspected chemical weapons attack in August.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking to reporters on Monday:
SOUNDBITE: U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON SAYING:
"I'm considering urging the Security Council to demand the immediate transfer of Syria's chemical weapons and chemical precursor stocks to places inside Syria where they can be safely stored and destroyed."
Ban was responding to questions about a Russian proposal, made public earlier on Monday, to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
The U.S. is considering Russia's offer but President Barack Obama's administration is skeptical.
Obama's deputy national security chief Tony Blinken.
SOUNDBITE: U.S. DEPUTY N