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Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on an OPCW Executive
Council decision to accuse Syria of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention -
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10 July 2020 19:53


COMMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON MARIA ZAKHAROVA ON AN OPCW EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL DECISION TO ACCUSE SYRIA OF VIOLATING THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

1062-10-07-2020

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On July 7-9, The Hague hosted a regular, 94th session of the OPCW Executive
Council. Experts from the member countries’ capitals did not take part due to
the quarantine restrictions. This is regrettable, especially considering the
importance of the issues that were discussed.

At the session, the Western countries actively promoted the approval of the
first report by the “attributive” Investigation and Identification Team (IIT)
they imposed on the OPCW over the events in Ltamenah, Syria on March 24, 25 and
30, 2017. The report accuses Syria’s Air Force of using toxic chemicals against
civilians in this area.

Based on the evidence, we have repeatedly informed the OPCW that this report is
biased, politically motivated, unauthentic, professionally weak and technically
unconvincing. Even the wording of the IIT’s main conclusion that “that there are
reasonable grounds to believe” shows that its authors could not reach an
unequivocal opinion. The proponents of this anti-Syrian attitude did not even
try to conceal the hidden motives behind the Western-inspired material which was
used to prepare the draft of this unacceptable decision on Syria’s alleged
failure to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention.

The Russian Federation and many other states parties to the CWC are convinced
that the creation of an “attributive mechanism,” notably, the IIT that was set
up and is dominated by the US-led interested Western countries contradicts the
provisions of the convention. The activities of this quasi-procuratorial group
trample over the exclusive prerogatives of the UN Security Council. The goal of
this geopolitical project is clear: to undermine the position of the Bashar
al-Assad government through political manipulation and insinuation.

The Western countries decided to push this decision through by holding a vote.
This is an obvious political farce. However, despite the numerical superiority
of the participants in the Euro-Atlantic military political structures in the
OPCW governing bodies and their unprecedented pressure on other Executive
Council members, they managed to get the desired result, but only with great
difficulty.

This faulty and underhanded approach causes indignation. Together with many
other responsible members of the international community, Russia made a
statement in The Hague against the further politicisation of the OPCW’s
activities. This organisation must not be held hostage to the states that impose
their self-serving mercenary agenda on it. If no end is put to their actions,
the OPCW may become totally paralysed.

 

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