Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria’s voting rights
The OPCW said Syria’s new authorities have disclosed hidden stockpiles and pledged to destroy remaining chemical weapons from the Assad era.
- On Thursday, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reinstated Syria's voting rights, rewarding Damascus for "constructive engagement" and willingness to destroy previously hidden toxic munitions stockpiles.
- Syria's rights were suspended five years ago after forces under former President Bashar Assad repeatedly used toxic gas; the current decision follows Assad's 2024 ouster and new pledges to fulfill international obligations.
- In May, the OPCW discovered undeclared chemical bombs and rockets at a site 37 kilometers north of the capital in Al Qutayfah, and now plans to destroy nerve agent materials inherited from the former regime.
- U.S. authorities announced yesterday that Washington will remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa seeks to rebuild the nation and restore ties with the West.
- OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias noted the decision reflects "tangible progress achieved through continued cooperation," and the watchdog will continue monitoring Syria to ensure all remaining legacy weapons are eliminated under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
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(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yun-kyung = The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an international organization that monitors chemical weapons worldwide, following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad dictatorship...
After Assad was overthrown in 2024, the new authorities in Damascus pledged to cooperate with the OPCW to destroy chemical weapons, for which the former president had been repeatedly accused.
OPCW restores Syria's rights and privileges with broad international support
The Hague, July 9 (SANA) The Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Thursday adopted by consensus a decision restoring the rights and privileges of the Syrian Arab Republic under the Chemical Weapons Convention, in a move reflecting broad international support for Syria and its efforts to deal with the legacy of the chemical weapons program of the deposed Assad regime. The decision, submitted by Q…
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