Damascus, SANA – Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem on Wednesday received Special Consultant for the UN Secretary-General, Sigrid Kaag, and the accompanying delegation.
Talks during the meeting focused on Syria’s implementation of its obligations as per the Chemical Weapons Convention, with emphasis on continuing the constructive cooperation between Syria and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) regarding closing the file of dismantling Syrian chemical weapons.
Minister al-Moallem said that Syria is keen on being treated as a member state in the Chemical Weapons Convention without any discrimination or politicization, asserting that the unprecedented success in dealing with the chemical weapons issue was possible thanks to the diligent cooperation with the joint mission led by Kaag and her team.
For her part, Kaag voiced satisfaction over the achievements made so far, saying that the dismantling of Syria’s chemical weapons was a positive precedent in the history of the UN and the OPCW.
Hazem Sabbagh