28 Mar 2024
Wednesday 5 April 2017 - 17:48
Story Code : 256141

US submitted draft resolution on Syria to UNSC based on fake reports - Moscow

Sputnik News- The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that the US and other countries submitted a draft resolution on Syria which is "completely" based on fake reports.





Syrian opposition claimed Tuesday forces loyal toPresident Bashar Assad had used a chemical gas onpeople inthe northwestern province, killing nearly 80 and injuring 200. Assad argued his government has no chemical weapons afteragreeing tohave them destroyed in2013. He also ruled outhaving used chemicals againstown people.

The Russian Defense Ministry said early Wednesday the airstrike nearKhan Shaykhun was carried outby Syrian aircraft, which struck a terrorist warehouse that stored chemical weapons slated fordelivery toIraq.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that White Helmets and the Syrian Observatory forHuman Rights (SOHR) cannot be considered tobe reliable sources asthey have been repeatedly caught spreading fake reports onthe situation inthe war-torn country.

Russia categorically rejects the draft resolution onchemical weapons inSyria, Maria Zakharova said. She added that the West-proposed resolution is of "anti-Syrian nature" and risks making negotiations process impossible.

The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that Moscow calls fora full-fledged investigation intothe alleged use ofchemical weapons inIdlib.

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