UN accept Syria’s application to join chemical weapons convention

United Nations: The United Nations has formally accepted Syria’s application to join the chemical weapons convention, a spokesperson said.
“The Secretary-General welcomes the accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to this Convention,” the spokesperson said. In a statement, Arms Control Association said while there are many further, challenging steps ahead, the agreement is an unprecedented breakthrough that would deny the Assad regime access to this dangerous arsenal and significantly reduce the risk that the government can use chemical weapons (CW) again, either inside Syria or against neighbouring states in the region.

The first test of Syrian cooperation will be the delivery of a declaration of its CW stockpile “within a week”.