Tuesday, September 10, 2013

U.S., UK and France agree that the UN discuss the Russian proposal on Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama agrees that the Russian proposal to put Syria chemical weapons under international control to be discussed at the UN, sources tell AP.

A White House official said Obama discussed the proposal on Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande, and British Prime Minister David Cameron. The French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, announced that his country will propose a resolution on Syria in the Security Council of the UN on Tuesday.   Cameron added that the Russian proposal on Syria should be tested as well as being subject to a deadline.

The talks on the Russian proposal at the UN will begin today, according to an official NBC News White House. In the early hours of Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia and Syria are currently developing one concrete plan of how to perform the transfer of Syrian chemical arsenals to international control. 

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