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From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 16, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 16, 2018
Russia says it’s committed to letting UN-backed chemical watchdog into Douma
Russia insists it is committed to let the UN-backed chemical weapons watchdog do its work in Syria to investigate the suspected chemical attack earlier this month in Douma, a town just east of Damascus.
Russia’s Embassy in the Netherlands, where the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is based, says in a statement that it “confirms its commitment to ensure” the security of the OPCW’s mission, which is working in Syria.
It add that Russia guarantees it won’t “interfere in its work.”
Western nations have criticized Russia for defending President Bashar Assad and denying a chemical attack by his forces took place.
The headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Netherlands (photo credit: AP/Peter Dejong)
— AP
