Russia wants UN Security Council to comment on the use of chemical weapons in the Middle East

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Russia wants UN Security Council to comment on the use of chemical weapons in the Middle EastRussia has suggested to the UN Security Council that the use of chemical weapons in Middle Eastern conflicts is inadmissable, Russia's permanent representative to the Organization, Vitaly Churkin said."Against the background of the numerous reports on the production and use of chemical weapons by terrorists in Syria and Iraq, as well as the threat of possible use of this dangerous weapons by non-state armed groups in Iraq and Libya, the Russian delegation considers it necessary to draw attention to these risks and to send a strong signal to all regional players that the use of chemical weapons by anyone would not remain without consequences," Gazeta.ru quotes him as saying.

Russia has suggested to the UN Security Council that the use of chemical weapons in Middle Eastern conflicts is inadmissable, Russia's permanent representative to the Organization, Vitaly Churkin said."Against the background of the numerous reports on the production and use of chemical weapons by terrorists in Syria and Iraq, as well as the threat of possible use of this dangerous weapons by non-state armed groups in Iraq and Libya, the Russian delegation considers it necessary to draw attention to these risks and to send a strong signal to all regional players that the use of chemical weapons by anyone would not remain without consequences," Gazeta.ru quotes him as saying.