Foreign Secretary concerned by horrific reports of chemical weapon use in Syria
30 Apr 2014 02:22 PM
Foreign Secretary urges
OPCW mission to determine urgently the facts behind recent reports of chemical
weapon use in Syria.
Speaking after the Organisation
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced its decision to send a
mission to Syria to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use against
Syrian civilians, William Hague said:
The UK pushed hard to secure an
investigation and we call on the OPCWto carry out its mandate with
urgency.
Reports suggesting that chemical
weapons have again been used, heaping further misery on the people of Syria,
are utterly sickening.
Time is of the essence in
establishing the full facts. The mission must be given full access to all sites
and be allowed to carry out its investigation without any interference or
delay.
The UK will give strong support
to the OPCW, including offering any assistance that the mission needs in
order to bring to the world the full truth about these horrific
allegations.
The international community must
be ready to hold anyone found to have used chemical weapons fully accountable
for their crimes.
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