September 5, 2024
The representative of Slovenia, Council President for September, spoke in his national capacity to state that, due to the extent and consequences of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, the Council “must remain actively seized of the matter”.
Expressing concern over the recent emergence of two new outstanding issues, he said: “This situation deepens our concerns about the accuracy and completeness of Syrian authorities’ declarations regarding the chemical-weapons programme and stockpiles.”
He therefore called on Syria to provide “technically credible” explanations for such issues, comply with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, fully implement relevant Council resolutions and cooperate with OPCW in good faith.