The United States and Russia unveiled an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014, sparking a diplomatic drive Sunday to secure broad international backing for the deal.
GENEVA -- U.S. and Russia announce agreement to secure, destroy Syrian chemical weapons as soon as safely possible; Syria must submit accounting of arsenal within a week.
“I think you have to take it with a grain of salt initially. But between the statements that we saw from the Russians– the statement today from the Syrians–this represents a potentially positive development,” said Obama in an interview.
Tehran, YJC. -- North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria but they were seized in Turkey along with arms and ammunition, a Japanese daily claimed on Tuesday, as the US threatened action over an alleged chemical weapons attack.
Tehran, YJC. -- The United Nations said Friday it reached an agreement with Syria on an inquiry into the use of chemical weapons , but did not say UN inspectors would be allowed in.