#ChemicalWeapons #Syria #Disarmament
Statement by @lenniep.bsky.social to the #UNSC on the current challenges to identify the locations of Syria's CW and the reasons why the file should be closed ASAP.
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... will alter Putin's determination to let his well-funded crime laboratories thrive. Nor does it seem likely that sanctions or criminal prosecutions will be brought against those involved. At the very least, Felshtinsky believed, "Europeans finally understood who they were dealing with."
... poisons is a reality Europe has been slow to address. It was not until 2023 that Moscow lost its seat on the organization's executive council and 2026 before the criminal state was called out. It is uncertain whether the recent report filed by the five European states with this organization ...
#ChemicalWeapons #Toxin #Epibatine #Assassination #Navalny #Russia
Russia's use of poison: A reality Europe has been slow to confront
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The fact that Russia, a signatory to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, could so brazenly use ...
... chemical weapons as part of its broader effort to uncover the truth about atrocities perpetrated by the Assad regime.
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... other efforts to identify and, eventually, hold to account those responsible for the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.
In this regard, we also welcome the efforts of the Syrian National Commission on Transitional Justice to investigate the use of ...
... on the events of October 1, 2016, in Kafr Zeita. This is a significant milestone as it is the first report produced by the IIT since the Syrian government granted full and unfettered access to its territory. We hope this report will aid Syrian and ...
... This group was established to support Syria’s chemical weapons destruction effort, strengthen Syrian national capacities, and mobilize technical and operational support for this mission.
We also welcome the release of the fifth report by the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) ...
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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
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The United States is proud to be working alongside Syria, and six other partner nations, in the Syria-led Destruction Planning Group...
... Syria and the OPCW teams to carry it out. The latest report by the Organization’s Director-General shows that it will be necessary to inspect more than 100 sites which were not declared by the previous regime and which could have been involved in chemical weapons-related activities.
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... complete elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons program. Further concrete progress in this direction will make it possible to consider restoring Syria’s rights and privileges as a State Party to the CWC, which were suspended in 2021.
The task ahead is immense. So too are the needs of ...
#ChemicalWeapons #Syria #Disarmament #UNSC #France
France will support Syria in its efforts to accelerate the destruction of undeclared weapons stockpiles
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This cooperation dynamic should continue in order to achieve as soon as possible the ...
... the first attribution report to have received direct support from a Syrian government.
It demonstrates Syria’s commitment to accountability and represents a crucial step towards truth and justice.
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... injuring at least 35 people.
Its findings add to an already extensive body of evidence confirming a systematic pattern of chemical weapons use by the former Assad Regime.
Publication of this report is a significant milestone.
It is ...
... Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) report.
The report concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Syrian Arab Air Force under the former Assad regime carried out the chlorine attack on Kafr Zeita on 1 October 2016, ...
#ChemicalWeapons #Syria #Disarmament #UNSC #UK
The United Kingdom remains committed to eradicating the threat posed by chemical weapons in Syria: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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We welcome the 22 January publication of the fifth Organisation for the ...
... the allegations being levelled. In fact, these are uncorroborated words that we are supposed to take at face value. Such an ultimatum-based approach of “take it or leave it” is unacceptable.
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... that take stock of the “transgressions” of Bashar Assad’s government, which allegedly concealed critical information about the Syrian military chemical program. However, apart from the figures, the Technical Secretariat provides neither testimonies nor evidence that could somehow substantiate...
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Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative Anna Evstigneeva at UNSC Briefing on Syria's Chemical File
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We note that Mr. Arias' reports of the recent few months are replete with “sensational” figures ...
... against the former Government at “the West’s behest”. Meanwhile, the contents of the latest report by the OPCW Investigation and Idenification Team are “reminiscent of a B-grade action movie” as the report makes conclusions supported by neither testimony nor evidence, she noted.
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... the OPCW Technical Secretariat’s actions remain directed towards one objective — searching for elements of Syria’s military-chemical programme “supposedly concealed by the former Government”. This is being done to level accusations ...
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Over 100 Additional Sites May Be Linked to Syria’s Chemical-Weapons Programme, Senior Disarmament Affairs Official Tells Security Council
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However, the speaker for the Russian Federation expressed regret that ...
... got this frog in from South America, tell me please?"
He then claimed there are "six places" in London where a synthetic version of the toxin can be bought.
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#ChemicalWeapons #Toxins #Epibatidine #Investigation #OPCW #Navalny #Russia
Russia's UK ambassador denies Kremlin used frog poison to kill Alexei Navalny
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Responding to the accusation, Mr Kelin said: "Do you think that we have ...
... the challenge inspection regime and allow States to request a challenge inspection in the case of alleged violations of the CWC.
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... BTWC, has a fully fleshed-out verification and compliance mechanism. In the case of violations, the OPCW can conduct investigations and challenge inspections. The CWC and the Verification Annex clearly lay out ...
... under Article II of the CWC. For this reason, they can qualify as a chemical weapon.
This raises the question of why these States specifically went to the CWC, even though Russia is a State party of both the BTWC and CWC. The answer is that the CWC, unlike the ...
... However, like most toxins, epibatidine also qualifies as a toxic chemical and is therefore governed by both the BTWC and the CWC. This is because toxins, despite originating from living organisms, are still chemicals and therefore still fall under the definition of a toxic chemical ...
... Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of the allegations. This means States are seeking to address the allegations using the CWC, even though a toxin weapon might lead one to think the BTWC is the more appropriate vehicle for accountability. ...
#ChemicalWeapons #Toxins #Epibatidine #Investigation #OPCW #Navalny
The Alleged Poisoning of Alexei Navalny: Why do Toxin Allegations Go to the Hague?
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As discussed, States opted not to act on the allegations under the BTWC, but instead informed the ...
