EU imposes sanctions on Russian officials over poisoning of opposition leader
The decision was agreed upon among the 27 EU envoys to Brussels.
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The decision was agreed upon among the 27 EU envoys to Brussels.
Ban Ki-moon says UN invesigators have confirmed “unequivocally and objectively” that chemical weapons, including sarin, were used.
The US and Russia have reached “a shared assessment” of the existing stockpile, agreeing that Syria must destroy all of its weapons.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Assad’s regime would not use chemical weapons as it is gaining an advantage against the rebels.
Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said the country was under no obligation to “allow propaganda of homosexuality”.
The bilateral meetings will take place on the sidelines of the Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Move follows shelling of Turkish village by Syria.
Violence continues to rage in the commercial capital of Aleppo.
Meanwhile, violence continues in Syria with activists stating it has been a particularly bloody week around the nation’s capital.