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WESTERN ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SYRIAN GOVERNMENT GROUNDLESS: RUSSIA RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS VITALY CHURKIN
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/11/313377/west-allegations-against-syria-nave/
Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:16PM GMT
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Russia has condemned the West for its "naive" allegations of banned
arms use by government forces in Syria, saying it is doing its utmost
to ensure that an investigation into the issue is conducted.
On Thursday, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations said the
groundless allegations are made to hinder the efforts to arrange a
UN investigation into chemical weapons use in Syria.
"Unfortunately I think what our Western colleagues have been doing
is trying to produce the maximum number of allegations with minimum
credibility in an effort, one might think, to create maximum problems
for arranging such an investigation," Vitaly Churkin stated.
He also refuted the charges by the US State Department that Russia
is trying to prevent the UN from investigating the use of chemical
weapons in Syria.
"The notion that Russia is blocking anything is completely misleading,"
Churkin said, adding, "We have been doing everything we could in
order to make sure that that investigations were to happen."
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed the
use of chemical weapons by foreign-backed militants fighting against
the Syrian government.
"Our experts took samples on the spot and studied them in the very lab
which is certified by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons and came to the conclusion that both the shell and the sarin
it contained were home-made," the Russian foreign minister said.
"According to our additional information, these shells and the
substance were made last February in the Syrian territory which at
that time was under the control of the Free Syrian Army and made by
one of the affiliated armed groups," Lavrov added.
On Tuesday, the Russian ambassador said firsthand evidence showed
that militants, and not the Syrian army, manufactured sarin nerve
gas and used it during an attack near the city of Aleppo in March.
Churkin said that Russian experts collected samples at the site of the
attack in the region of Khan al-Assal, where over two dozen people,
including 16 Syrian troops, died on March 19.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including
large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed
in the violence.
IA/MHB
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/11/313377/west-allegations-against-syria-nave/
Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:16PM GMT
Related Interviews:
Russia gains leverage over US in Syria
'West shifting mood over Syria issue'
Related Viewpoints:
Holy warriors or terrorists in Syria?
Russia has condemned the West for its "naive" allegations of banned
arms use by government forces in Syria, saying it is doing its utmost
to ensure that an investigation into the issue is conducted.
On Thursday, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations said the
groundless allegations are made to hinder the efforts to arrange a
UN investigation into chemical weapons use in Syria.
"Unfortunately I think what our Western colleagues have been doing
is trying to produce the maximum number of allegations with minimum
credibility in an effort, one might think, to create maximum problems
for arranging such an investigation," Vitaly Churkin stated.
He also refuted the charges by the US State Department that Russia
is trying to prevent the UN from investigating the use of chemical
weapons in Syria.
"The notion that Russia is blocking anything is completely misleading,"
Churkin said, adding, "We have been doing everything we could in
order to make sure that that investigations were to happen."
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed the
use of chemical weapons by foreign-backed militants fighting against
the Syrian government.
"Our experts took samples on the spot and studied them in the very lab
which is certified by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons and came to the conclusion that both the shell and the sarin
it contained were home-made," the Russian foreign minister said.
"According to our additional information, these shells and the
substance were made last February in the Syrian territory which at
that time was under the control of the Free Syrian Army and made by
one of the affiliated armed groups," Lavrov added.
On Tuesday, the Russian ambassador said firsthand evidence showed
that militants, and not the Syrian army, manufactured sarin nerve
gas and used it during an attack near the city of Aleppo in March.
Churkin said that Russian experts collected samples at the site of the
attack in the region of Khan al-Assal, where over two dozen people,
including 16 Syrian troops, died on March 19.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including
large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed
in the violence.
IA/MHB