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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to Depictions Media Radio. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>Policy and Rights show US. Welcomer Policy Human Joy. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to Policy and Rights Here Depictions of Media Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host Michael Cloggs had strut that over again

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<v Speaker 1>five four three. Welcome back to Policy and writes here

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<v Speaker 1>on Depictions Media Radio, I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. There

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<v Speaker 1>is as as has been since the beginning of January

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty five. There is lots happening that we

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<v Speaker 1>have heard that Donald Trump has cut a aid, suspended

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<v Speaker 1>intelligence reports to Ukraine. Since did the Friday that the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing broke down where mister Zelenski wouldn't sign an

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<v Speaker 1>agreement with Donald Trump and was and he was told

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<v Speaker 1>that he was not great full enough to Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>And how Donald Trump said that he couldn't couldn't build

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<v Speaker 1>a deal with a person who isn't willing to talk reasonably.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Zalinski and the Ukrainian people have been under attack

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<v Speaker 1>from Russia for a number of years, three years to

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<v Speaker 1>be exact, and they are looking for it into the war.

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<v Speaker 1>But they want it into the war that actually preserves

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<v Speaker 1>the sovereignty of Ukraine. So preserves the borders of Ukraine

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<v Speaker 1>and sends a clear and definitive message to Russia police,

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<v Speaker 1>do not cross, do not send any weapons of destruction

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<v Speaker 1>across those borders into our country, and a lot of respects.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a lot to ask for it. It isn't

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to ask for the A A leader does

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<v Speaker 1>represent his people. He does represent the people who want

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<v Speaker 1>a a lasting piece, not just a simp a simple

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<v Speaker 1>temporary cease fire. They want to be able to get

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<v Speaker 1>along with their with their brothers and sisters in the

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<v Speaker 1>Russian Federation. Along with this, families have been split and

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<v Speaker 1>the land itself belongs to to the to the people,

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<v Speaker 1>not to a particular government. So moving forward, mister Zelenski

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<v Speaker 1>looks like he will. He will be dependent on the

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<v Speaker 1>getting help from the European Union and from Canada, who

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<v Speaker 1>still stand with him in his fight against tyranny and

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<v Speaker 1>a tyrant leader who is his next door neighbor. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So moving on the on again off again with with

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<v Speaker 1>the taris and how mister Trump says that the tariffs

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<v Speaker 1>are are going to happen, and then he pushes the

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<v Speaker 1>pause button again and delays the happening of terrifs to

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<v Speaker 1>especially to Mexico and Canada. So, but Canada is coming

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<v Speaker 1>with a plan that will counter the any terriffts that

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<v Speaker 1>that that are put on products they cross into the

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<v Speaker 1>United States then, and they are looking to ban certain

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<v Speaker 1>items from entering Canadian markets, and they are looking to

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<v Speaker 1>counter the tariff attacks with other tariffs themselves so that

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<v Speaker 1>it balanced. Is what is happening. Some of the latest

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<v Speaker 1>things were actually things like dairy goods and other types

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<v Speaker 1>of and agricultural products that Trump is putting up on

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<v Speaker 1>the chopping block for the ongoing terrors and the on again,

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<v Speaker 1>off again part. What we need to understand is it

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<v Speaker 1>is mister Trump's way of causing enough chaos that he

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<v Speaker 1>can get his way. That's how he does things, is

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<v Speaker 1>he causes chaos so that he can undermine the system

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<v Speaker 1>and get what he wants out of it. It's something

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<v Speaker 1>that he has done for a number of years. So

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<v Speaker 1>how to handle mister Trump, Well, maybe the Canadian government

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<v Speaker 1>should just imposed the towers against the United States, leave

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<v Speaker 1>it at that and move forward on to other trade

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<v Speaker 1>partners who are willing to sit down at the table

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<v Speaker 1>and do business in a reasonable fashion. So why don't

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<v Speaker 1>we move on to today's show, which is the United

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<v Speaker 1>Nations Security Council as they're talking about Syria and the

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<v Speaker 1>use of chemical weapons and what was a Seriance civil

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<v Speaker 1>war they are the United Nations is auditing them and

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<v Speaker 1>looking to ensure that not only is the chemical weapons

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<v Speaker 1>program ceased, but the weapons themselves find their way towards destruction.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to see more of this, We need to

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<v Speaker 1>see more disarmament. In other episodes, you heard us talking

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<v Speaker 1>about nuclear disarmament and we had the UN Security Council

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<v Speaker 1>as as they had comments from a civil society as

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<v Speaker 1>they talk about the destruction and even building the nuclear

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<v Speaker 1>weapons and the type of destruction that caused to indigenous

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<v Speaker 1>people not only in North America but also in Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Chemical weapons also posts similar danger in the by products

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<v Speaker 1>that are produced are toxic to the land and they're

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<v Speaker 1>toxic to the people who are living nearby. And banning

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<v Speaker 1>of chemical weapons and ensuring this Syria shuts down their

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<v Speaker 1>chemical weapons program is extremely important work and communication of

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<v Speaker 1>and find evidence of the destruction of such weapons, So

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<v Speaker 1>why don't we listen to the UN Security Council floor

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<v Speaker 1>as they talk about what is happening in Syria.

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<v Speaker 2>The nine eight hundred and seventy fourth Meeting of the

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<v Speaker 2>Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for

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<v Speaker 2>this meeting is the situation in the Middle East. The

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<v Speaker 2>agenda is adopted in accordance with Rule thirty seven of

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<v Speaker 2>the Council's Provisional Rules of Procedure. I invite the representatives

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<v Speaker 2>this meeting. It is so decided, in accordance would Rule

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<v Speaker 2>thirty nine of the Council's Provisional Rules of Procedure, I

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<v Speaker 2>invite Miss Issumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to

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<v Speaker 2>participate in this meeting. It is so decided. The Security

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<v Speaker 2>Council will now begain its consideration of Item two of

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<v Speaker 2>the agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council

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<v Speaker 2>members to document s Slash twenty twenty five Slash one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and twenty seven, a latter dated cent twenty seven

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<v Speaker 2>February twenty twenty five from the Secretary General addressed to

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<v Speaker 2>the President of the Security Council. I now give the

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<v Speaker 2>floor to Issumi Missiksumi Nakamitsu.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you very much, Madam President, Madame President, distinguished members

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<v Speaker 3>of the Security Council, I thank Council members for the

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<v Speaker 3>opportunity to brief you once again on the implementation of

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<v Speaker 3>Security Council Resolution twenty one eighteen on the elimination of

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<v Speaker 3>the chemical weapons program of the Siran Arab Republic. Since

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<v Speaker 3>the last consideration of this matter by the Council, and

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<v Speaker 3>consistent with established practice, the Office for Disarmament Affairs has

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<v Speaker 3>been in regular contact with his counterparts in the OPCW

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<v Speaker 3>Technical Secretariat on activities related to the implementation of Resolution

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<v Speaker 3>twenty one eighteen. I spoke to Director General Arias on

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<v Speaker 3>twenty eighth of February and received full briefing, and I

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<v Speaker 3>also had a pleasure of meeting with Ambassador at a

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<v Speaker 3>alder Hack of Syria on third of March, Madame President.

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<v Speaker 3>Since the Council's previous meeting on this matter, and as

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<v Speaker 3>we all know, a new political reality has emerged in Syria.

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<v Speaker 3>As the Sector General has emphasized, the people of Syria

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<v Speaker 3>are now facing an historic opportunity to build a stable

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<v Speaker 3>and peaceful future for the Syrian people after fourteen years

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<v Speaker 3>of brutal war. As part of such stable and peaceful future,

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<v Speaker 3>the new reality also presents an opportunity to obtain long

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<v Speaker 3>overdue clarifications on the full extent and scope of the

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<v Speaker 3>Syrian chemical weapons program, to read the country of all

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<v Speaker 3>chemical weapons, to normalize relations with the OPCW, and to

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<v Speaker 3>ensure long term compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. Syria

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<v Speaker 3>has started to take its steps towards this objective, Madam President,

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<v Speaker 3>the importance of closing all outstanding issues related to Serious

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<v Speaker 3>Chemical Weapons Dossier cannot be overstated. As I reported before,

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<v Speaker 3>the previous Syrian authorities submitted twenty amendments to the Syrian

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<v Speaker 3>Arab Republic's initial decoration. However, OPCW Declaration Assessment Team or

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<v Speaker 3>DAT was never able to confirm that the declaration submitted

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<v Speaker 3>information it contained. Over the last eleven years, the DIGHT

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<v Speaker 3>has raised and reported a total of twenty six outstanding

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<v Speaker 3>issues with serious Declaration, of which nineteen remained unresolved. The

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<v Speaker 3>OPCW Technical Secretariat has reported that the substance of the

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen outstanding issues remains a serious concern as it involves

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<v Speaker 3>large quantities of potentially undeclared or unverified chemical warfare agents

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<v Speaker 3>and chemical munitions. In addition, the OPCW Fact Finding Mission

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<v Speaker 3>or FFM and the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team itIt

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<v Speaker 3>have documented the use of chemical weapons in Syria and

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<v Speaker 3>in a number of incidents ID identified the Syrian Arab

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<v Speaker 3>Armed Forces as the perpetrators. Thus, the OPCW Technical Secretariat

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<v Speaker 3>has reported that it is undeniable that the previous authorities

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<v Speaker 3>in Syria did not declare the full extent of the

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<v Speaker 3>Syrian chemical weapons program and that they they continue to

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<v Speaker 3>use and possibly produce chemical weapons after joining the Chemical

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<v Speaker 3>Weapons Convention in twenty thirteen, Madam President, the situation left

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<v Speaker 3>by the previous Syrian authorities is extremely worring. Therefore, I

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<v Speaker 3>am encouraged that the new authorities have expressed their desire

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<v Speaker 3>and commitment to embark on a new chapter of cooperation

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<v Speaker 3>with the OPCW to close the outstanding issues. On eight

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<v Speaker 3>of February, the OPCW Director General and a high level

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<v Speaker 3>demigation from the OPCW Technical Secretariat visited Damascus at the

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<v Speaker 3>invitation of the Caretaker Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al Shaibani.

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<v Speaker 3>During this visit, the Director General also met with Mister

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<v Speaker 3>Ahmed Hussein al Shara, who gave assurances of the new

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<v Speaker 3>authority's intent to cooperate with the OPCW. Following the visit,

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<v Speaker 3>I was informed that on twenty first February, the Director

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<v Speaker 3>General received a letter from the Caretaker for our Minister

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<v Speaker 3>with the appointment of a focal point for chemical weapons

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<v Speaker 3>matters within the ministry. Shortly thereafter, the focal point official

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<v Speaker 3>traveled to the Hague for in person meetings with the

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<v Speaker 3>OPCW Technical Secretariat on how to advance the o pcw's

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<v Speaker 3>nine point action Plan for Syria. I am further encouraged

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<v Speaker 3>by the statement Mais made by the Caretaker Foreign Minister

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<v Speaker 3>on Wednesday at this week's session of the OPCW Executive Council,

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<v Speaker 3>in which he emphasized the new authorities commitment to destroying

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<v Speaker 3>any remains of the chemical weapons program developed under the

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<v Speaker 3>previous authorities, bringing justice to the victims, and ensure serious

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<v Speaker 3>compliance with international law. I am pleased to note that

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<v Speaker 3>as a result of the renewed commitment, the new Serian

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<v Speaker 3>authorities and the OPCW Technical Secretariat have already begun to

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<v Speaker 3>work towards these goals. In the coming days, a team

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<v Speaker 3>of technical experts from the OPCW Technical Secretariat will be

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<v Speaker 3>deployed to Damascus to work on establishing the OPCW's permanent

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<v Speaker 3>physical presence in Syria and start jointly planning deployments to

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<v Speaker 3>chemical weapons sites. Madam President, the OPCW Technical Secretariat remains

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<v Speaker 3>fully committed to implementing its mandate aimed at verifying the

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<v Speaker 3>fulfillment of the Syrian Arab Republic's declaration obligations under the Convention,

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<v Speaker 3>decisions by OPCW policy making Organs and the Security Council Resolutions. Furthermore,

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<v Speaker 3>the commitment of the caretaker authorities in Syria to fully

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<v Speaker 3>and transparently cooperate with the o PCW Technical Secretariat is

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<v Speaker 3>commandment that said the work ahead would not be easy.

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<v Speaker 3>The new reality, while presenting an opportunity to charte a

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<v Speaker 3>new course for Syria, also presents significant challenges and its

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<v Speaker 3>significant humanitarian, security and recovery needs in the country. In

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<v Speaker 3>order to accomplish all the tasks needed to read Syria

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<v Speaker 3>of all chemical weapons, the RPCW Technical Secretariat and the

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<v Speaker 3>new authorities in Syria will require strong support and additional

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<v Speaker 3>resources from the international community. Madam President, Distinguished members of

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<v Speaker 3>the Security Council, I urge the members of this Council

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<v Speaker 3>to unite and show leadership in providing that support that

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<v Speaker 3>these unprecedented efforts will require. This is a priority action

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<v Speaker 3>directly addressing the future security of Syria, states in the region,

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<v Speaker 3>as well as the global community. The United Nations stands

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<v Speaker 3>ready to provide support however we can and will continue

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<v Speaker 3>to do our part to uphold the norm against the

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<v Speaker 3>use of chemical weapons anywhere, at any time. I thank

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<v Speaker 2>I thank Nakamitsu for her briefing, and I'll give the

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<v Speaker 2>floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.

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<v Speaker 2>I give the floor to the Representative of the United States.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, Madame President, and thank you High Representative Isumi Nakamitsu.

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<v Speaker 4>Your testimony highlights the gravity of the situation facing the

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<v Speaker 4>Syrian people. President Trump responded to the Assad regimes barbaric

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<v Speaker 4>use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians in Syria with

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<v Speaker 4>military strikes in twenty seventeen and then again in twenty

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<v Speaker 4>eighteen with our allies France and the United Kingdom. This

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<v Speaker 4>is how to achieve peace through strength. Madame President, we

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<v Speaker 4>region than the world world. All elements of the Asad

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<v Speaker 4>regime's chemical weapons program must now be secured, declared, and

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<v Speaker 4>safely destroyed under international verification. This imperative is twofold to

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<v Speaker 4>Weapons Convention, and critically to ensure that any remaining elements

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<v Speaker 4>do not end up in the wrong hands. The window

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<v Speaker 4>of opportunity is short. All stakeholders need to act quickly

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<v Speaker 4>to facilitate the work of the OPCW. The United States

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<v Speaker 4>welcomes the initial positive steps taken by the OPCW and

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<v Speaker 4>visit to Damascus, the Syrian Interim Authorities named a focal

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<v Speaker 4>point for chemical weapons in order to commence this work.

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<v Speaker 4>The OPCW has a tremendously important mission before it, one

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<v Speaker 4>responsibility to finish what we started back in twenty thirteen

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<v Speaker 4>aim of eliminating Seria's chemical weapons program and holding those

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<v Speaker 4>responsible for use of chemical weapons to account. We must

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<v Speaker 4>remain remain seized of this critical matter until the work

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<v Speaker 4>is done. We all seek to achieve a world free

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<v Speaker 4>of chemical weapons. Achieving this goal will help us in

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<v Speaker 4>our pursuit of peace in the region and around the world.

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<v Speaker 4>Let us move one step closer by supporting the OPCW

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you, and I thank the Representative of the

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, President. We'd like to thank the High Representative

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<v Speaker 5>for some affairs, Miss Izumunakamitsu for her briefing. We paid

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<v Speaker 5>particular attention to the contents of the monthly report of

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<v Speaker 5>OBCWDG Mister fernander Arius. It contained passages of following his

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<v Speaker 5>trip to Damascus, in February of this year, the goal

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<v Speaker 5>being to ensure fully fledged or resumption of the Declaration

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<v Speaker 5>Assessment Team under the CWC, and this in the ar

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<v Speaker 5>On the whole, we support any progress which would help

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<v Speaker 5>resolve the remaining outstanding issues in serious initial declaration. On

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<v Speaker 5>the understanding that the Technical Secretary oft the TS leadership

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<v Speaker 5>deep politicized, impartial and professional approach to closing the Syrian

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<v Speaker 5>chemical dossier. We stend ready to cooperate constructively to close

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<v Speaker 5>the aforementioned file. We're all well aware that it's thanks

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<v Speaker 5>to the Russian Federation that Syria acceeded to the CWC

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<v Speaker 5>in twenty thirteen, placing its chemical arsenal under international control.

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<v Speaker 5>And yet we're not going to play along with attempts

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<v Speaker 5>to politicize this issue. We're not going to level groundless

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<v Speaker 5>acusations at the former government, nor will we advertise this

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<v Speaker 5>topic through fakes. On this issue, we cannot accept any

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<v Speaker 5>artificial urgencies, nor is it appropriate to settle scores on

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<v Speaker 5>the pretext of trying to close this chemicals dossier. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 5>we still harbor founded doubts about the obcw's ability to

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<v Speaker 5>exercise its strictly technical duties in good faith owing to

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<v Speaker 5>politicization of its work, politicization of its work that was

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<v Speaker 5>off the charts for many years. More evidence of this

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<v Speaker 5>situation is, to put it lightly contentious language contained in

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<v Speaker 5>the report under discussion today. According to this language, the

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<v Speaker 5>current political situation in Syria supposedly fosters the Technical Secretariat

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<v Speaker 5>of the OBCDW getting maximum volume and scope of information

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<v Speaker 5>about the military chemical program in Syria. First, such assessments

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<v Speaker 5>go far beyond the mandate of the ob PAW Technical Secretariat. Second,

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<v Speaker 5>it's not clear what new or additional inspections at sites

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<v Speaker 5>or what further evidence gathering in the field is being

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<v Speaker 5>referred Toria when Syria has been subjected to bombing on

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<v Speaker 5>several occasions. Just think about the assertions of the French

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<v Speaker 5>President in April twenty eighteen about the destruction of Syrian

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<v Speaker 5>chemical weapons storage and production sites. Such a take on

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<v Speaker 5>what needs to be done lost or meaning. When Israel

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<v Speaker 5>conducted massive strikes three months ago over the last three

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<v Speaker 5>months aimed to complete destruction of any ability to trace

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<v Speaker 5>Siria's military defense capabilities. Under these conditions, it's hard to

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<v Speaker 5>be sure that the deployment of a fully flaged OBCW

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<v Speaker 5>mission in Syria will not boil down to advertising at

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<v Speaker 5>the West's behest yet further provocations and blatant accusations of

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<v Speaker 5>chemical weapons use and concealment of Syria's military chemicals program.

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<v Speaker 5>We want to warn you right away given the ts's

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<v Speaker 5>methods and practices of establishing illegitimate structures under its auspices,

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<v Speaker 5>which we've seen over the last few years, any conclusions

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<v Speaker 5>that such missions will draw won't enjoy the trust of

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<v Speaker 5>the international community. Against this backdrop, we're concerned by the

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<v Speaker 5>Secretariat's statements, the ts' statements about supposedly impediments being waged

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<v Speaker 5>by the former government to the work of the OBCW

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<v Speaker 5>in the country. They are inappropriate because it is the

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<v Speaker 5>TS leadership that refused to meet with the head of

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<v Speaker 5>the Syrian National Authority on the on the CWC and Damascus,

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<v Speaker 5>and this such a meeting could have helped settle such

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<v Speaker 5>contentious issues. Despite and this, despite the fact that despite

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<v Speaker 5>the political context, we shouldn't forget that the Syrians, from

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<v Speaker 5>the very moment they joined the convention were very open

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<v Speaker 5>and ready to cooperate with the OBCW, but the OPCW

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<v Speaker 5>didn't take up this offer. In Syria, as far as

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<v Speaker 5>we're aware, there's no one that they can talk to

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<v Speaker 5>professionally because those who were in charge of working with

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<v Speaker 5>the OBCW are no longer there. Furthermore, work on the

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<v Speaker 5>Syrian Chemicals Dossier under these new conditions should happen with

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<v Speaker 5>due regard for many instances of toxical chemicals being used

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<v Speaker 5>in other warfare agents being used by radical and extremist groups,

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<v Speaker 5>including ISIS. The latter have the technological and production capacities

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<v Speaker 5>to synthesize various chemicals prohibited under the c WC, as

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<v Speaker 5>evidenced by UNITAD reports and a number of objective assessments

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<v Speaker 5>of the Fact Finding Mission. Specifically, I'm referring to episodes

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<v Speaker 5>in Maria on the first and third of September twenty fifteen.

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<v Speaker 5>In light of the above, we note that the Syrian

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<v Speaker 5>Chemicals Dossier in the current environment, despite assertions of the

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<v Speaker 5>OBSWDG about supposedly conditions being conducive to swiftly closing this file, well,

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<v Speaker 5>it seems to be a confused formula with the many variables.

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<v Speaker 5>Let me repeat what I said. The Technical Secretariat has

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<v Speaker 5>tarnished its reputation in the eyes of the entire developing

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<v Speaker 5>world owing to its in appropriate political games and machinations.

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<v Speaker 5>The situation is complicated. It's going to get more complicated

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<v Speaker 5>if there are further groundless accusations leveled at the former

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<v Speaker 5>Syrian government. Under such conditions, we recommend insistently to Mysterious

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<v Speaker 5>and to his team to focus their efforts on investigating

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<v Speaker 5>existing data and facts and then on conducting a professional

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<v Speaker 5>investigation so as to close and resolve outstanding issues. We

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<v Speaker 5>call on our colleagues on the Security Council, when adopting

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<v Speaker 5>approaches to discussions of the Syrian Chemicals File, to fully

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<v Speaker 5>take into consideration the specificities of the domestic political situation

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<v Speaker 5>in Syria. Syria is currently confronting a number of existential issues.

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<v Speaker 5>Existential issues they need to maintain its sovereignty, independence, territorial

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<v Speaker 5>integratory and unity, as well as to ensure national reconciliation,

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<v Speaker 5>to create new state structures, to propare for and hold

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<v Speaker 5>of the use of force. In addition to addressing threats

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<v Speaker 5>from terrorists groups of the last few days, we've heard

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<v Speaker 5>Clear under such conditions, verifying information about whether there are

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<v Speaker 5>chemical weapons or there aren't any is not the top

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<v Speaker 5>priority for the current authorities. We need to understand this

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you, I think the representative of the Russian

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<v Speaker 2>Federation for the statement, and I give the floor now

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<v Speaker 2>to Pakistan.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you, Madam President. We would like to thank Higher

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<v Speaker 6>condemns the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and

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<v Speaker 6>under any circumstances. We consider the Chemical Weapons Convention a

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<v Speaker 6>pillar of global arms control and disarmament. Pakistan remains committed

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<v Speaker 6>to advancing the objectives of the Chemical Weapons Convention and

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<v Speaker 6>upholding the OPCW's effectiveness, impartiality, and the protection of its

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<v Speaker 6>verification mechanisms. We support continued efforts for the cwc's universal

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<v Speaker 6>adherence and is full, effective and non discriminatory implementation. We

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<v Speaker 6>support the stabilization of Syria through an inclusive, Syrian owned

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<v Speaker 6>and Syrian led political process facilitated by the United Nations President.

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<v Speaker 6>We must uphold serious unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and

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<v Speaker 6>terrorism must not be allowed to re emerge from Syria.

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<v Speaker 6>Terrorists cannot be allowed to have access to weapons of

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<v Speaker 6>mass destruction, including chemical weapons. In accordance with the provisions

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<v Speaker 6>of Security Council Resolution fifteen forty Madam present on the

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<v Speaker 6>issue of chemical weapons in Syria, I would like to

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<v Speaker 6>make the following points. First, we note the commitment of

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<v Speaker 6>the Syrian in terram authorities to secure suspected chemical weapons

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<v Speaker 6>sites and their cooperation with the OPCW so far. New

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<v Speaker 6>Syrian New Syrian authorities must address long standing questions and

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<v Speaker 6>ensure unimpeded access to enable independent and full verification by

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<v Speaker 6>the OPCW on the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria

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<v Speaker 6>and any threats of proliferation in compliance with the CWC. Second,

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<v Speaker 6>we commend the direct to General OPCW's engagement with the

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<v Speaker 6>Syrian caretaker authorities for implementing the mandate of Security Council resolutions.

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<v Speaker 6>In this regard, we appreciate the Direct General's recent visit

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<v Speaker 6>path for renewed, effective and sustained dialogue with the Syrian

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<v Speaker 6>interim authorities. We welcome the discussions by the Syrian focal

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<v Speaker 6>Point with the OPCW and the impending physical presence of

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<v Speaker 6>the OPCW in Syria. All these efforts should would be

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<v Speaker 6>pursued in a transparent and equitable manner. That everyone should

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<v Speaker 6>seize the present opportunity to address outstanding issues in Syria,

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<v Speaker 6>including those relating to chemical weapons. We urge continued dialogue

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<v Speaker 6>cooperation in full compliance with CWC and Security Council resolutions

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<v Speaker 6>as a way forward to close the Syrian chemical weapons

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<v Speaker 6>file as soon as possible. Finally, we urge we remain

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<v Speaker 6>concerned about aspects of the situation in Syria, in particular

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<v Speaker 6>the military occupation by Israel and its continuing strikes against

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<v Speaker 6>Syrian sites and facilities. We urge consensus and unity within

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<v Speaker 6>the Council in addressing all the outstands issues relating to

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<v Speaker 6>Syria and restoring the restoration of normalcy in Sydria and

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