(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Syria on Monday embraced a Russian proposal for Bashar al-Assad to put his nation's chemical weapons under international control.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told reporters in Moscow on Monday that his nation "welcomes" a statement from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who said his country would urge Syria to take that step if it would avert a U.S. military response, according to the CNN.
"During our talks with Foreign Minister Lavrov this morning, he launched an initiative related to chemical weapons.
I listened carefully to his statement this evening in regards to that.
I declare that the Syrian Arab Republic welcomes Russia's initiative, on the basis that the Syrian leadership cares about the lives of our citizens and the security in our country.
We are also confident in the wisdom of the Russian government, which is trying to prevent an American aggression against our people," Moallem said.
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