[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban calls for "thorough, impartial and prompt investigation" of alleged chemical-weapons attack

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN peacekeeping force aids reconciliation in Mali Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   August 22, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban calls for "thorough, impartial and prompt investigation" of alleged chemical-weapons attack The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an investigation into the alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria on Wednesday. Argentina's envoy Maria Cristina Perceval says, "All council members agreed that any use of chemical weapons by any side, under any circumstances, is a violation of international law." 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