(MENAFN- QNA) The state of Qatar expressed Sunday its concern after a report from a fact-finding mission found a systematic use of chemical weapons against villages controlled by Syrian opposition.
In a statement read out by Qatar's Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at the 45th meeting of the Executive Council Khalid bin Fahad Al Khater, the State of Qatar praised the role played by the fact-finding mission on the nature of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, despite the grave conditions they were working under.
He noted that the mission's report noted that there were helicopters roaming the villages during the attack which signifies, Al-Khater added, the presence of the government's forces since the Syrian opposition does not have helicopters.
The ambassador said the latest report shows that the Syrian government is unwilling to give up its chemical weapons, although the international community has provided them with the necessary expertise and time to do so.
The State of Qatar in the statement called on the OPCW to take the necessary steps to stop the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people in the future. The statement also called on the organization to hold the Syrian government accountable for the attack and present the report to the UN General Assembly and Security council, in accordance with paragraph 36 of the 8th article of the Convention of the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, so that the Syrian people are protected against the use of chemical weapons.
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