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RELEASE OF THE FIRST OPCW REPORT ATTRIBUTING CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE IN SYRIA

9 April 2020
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International relations

The Australian Government welcomes the release on 8 April 2020 of the Office for
the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) first report under its mandate of
investigating and attributing responsibility for the reported use of chemical
weapons in Syria.

 

Media release: Release of the first OPCW report attributing chemical weapons use
in syrias

 

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