The United States delegation staged a walkout in protest at Syria's presidency of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday.
The US delegation left their seats as Hussam Edin Aala, the Syrian ambassador to the UN, opened the latest round of the conference.
Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to UNOG Hussam Edin Aala on Tuesday began chairing the conference.
However, United States has objected to Syria chairing the conference and reiterated its accusations that Damascus has allegedly used chemical weapons against its civilian population.
[sputniknews.com]
29/5/18
The US delegation left their seats as Hussam Edin Aala, the Syrian ambassador to the UN, opened the latest round of the conference.
Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to UNOG Hussam Edin Aala on Tuesday began chairing the conference.
However, United States has objected to Syria chairing the conference and reiterated its accusations that Damascus has allegedly used chemical weapons against its civilian population.
[sputniknews.com]
29/5/18
Ambassador Ala: the miserable play arranged by some parties is an unsuccessful attempt to disrupt Syria’s presidency of the Conference on Disarmament
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La llegada de Siria a la presidencia de la Conferencia de Desarme de la ONU, en aplicación de un mecanismo de rotación, ha sacudido fuertemente hoy a este órgano y llevado a varios países a manifestar su protesta, mientras que otros le han prometido su apoyo.
ReplyDeleteLa Conferencia de Desarme es el mayor foro multilateral que negocia desde 1978 tratados en esta materia y en su balance están el Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear y las convención para la Prohibición de Armas Biológicas y para la Prohibición de Armas Químicas, entre otros.
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