Chemical weapons watchdog restores Syria’s voting rights, citing progress
- Syria regains voting rights in the OPCW as new leadership makes progress in addressing chemical weapons issues.
- The global chemical weapons’ watchdog has announced it has handed voting rights back to Syria because “concrete steps” have been taken to address outstanding issues since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- In a statement published on Thursday, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the decision follows a “significant change” in circumstances since Syria was suspended in 2021.
Confirmed
- Syria regains voting rights in the OPCW as new leadership makes progress in addressing chemical weapons issues.
- The global chemical weapons’ watchdog has announced it has handed voting rights back to Syria because “concrete steps” have been taken to address outstanding issues since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- In a statement published on Thursday, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the decision follows a “significant change” in circumstances since Syria was suspended in 2021.
Sources: Euronews, Al Jazeera