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At #EC98, 🇬🇧 is continuing to press for #Syria to come into compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. Until it does, some #OPCW rights will remain suspended. Decisions of the Executive Council and Conference of the States Parties have made clear what Syria needs to do⬇️ 
On 9 July, #Syria told #OPCW that an attack at a military facility had destroyed 2 chlorine cylinders related to the chemical weapons incident in Douma in April 2018. But the cylinders were supposed to be stored 60km away. Syria has still not explained to #OPCW why it moved them.
Read the latest monthly report from the OPCW Director-General here: opcw.org/sites/default/…
#EC98 @lvassy
98th session of the @OPCW Executive Council
General debate – Statement by France
#NoToChemicalWeapons
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98th session of the @OPCW Executive Council
General debate – Statement by France
#NoToChemicalWeapons
bit.ly/3Acz854
10 years after the beginning of the conflict, the Syrian chemical dossier remains on the agenda of this #ExecutiveCouncil. The latest developments are worrisome, to say the least, with regard to #Syria's cooperation with the #OPCW.
The decision adopted in April by the #CSP-25 is not irreversible, as our ultimate goal is the dismantling of the Syrian regime’s chemical arsenal, in order to prevent any further use of #ChemicalWeapons. We urge #Syria to cooperate with the @OPCW.
This week’s #OPCW Executive Council takes place just over a year since the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey @Navalny. The UK and partners will continue to press Russia for answers. A short thread on why this is an issue in the @OPCW ⬇️🧵 #EC98
#Navalny fell seriously ill on 20 August 2020 on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. After an emergency landing, he received life-saving treatment in Omsk. Then on 22 August, he travelled to Berlin for further treatment.
At the request of Germany, OPCW experts took samples from Mr Navalny on 6 September. These samples went for analysis in two independent OPCW-designated labs. Both found evidence of exposure to a nerve agent from the novichok group.
