Syria urged to transfer chemical weapons to site for destruction

UNITED NATIONS (AP):

The United Nations (UN) has stepped up efforts to end Syria's use of chemical weapons and chemical precursors.



Today UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Syria to immediately agree to transfer chemical weapons and chemical precursors to a safe place within the country for international destruction.



Ban said Monday he will also propose to the Security Council that it unite and demand an immediate chemical weapons transfer should UN inspectors conclude that such weapons were used in an attack on August 21 in a suburb of Damascus.



He said he is also considering asking the council to demand accountability for an alleged chemical weapons attack.



Ban spoke shortly after Moscow's surprise announcement that it was pressing its ally Syria on a similar proposal — to move its chemical weapons to areas under international control to avoid a US military strike.



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