[RED DEMOCRATICA] Syria agrees to plan to yield chemical weapons

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council to consider resolution on Syria's chemical weapons Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   September 10, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Syria agrees to plan to yield chemical weapons Syria is accepting Russia's proposal to hand over its chemical-weapons stocks to prevent a military airstrike by the U.S. "Let's see if we can come up with language that avoids a strike but accomplishes our key goals to make sure that these chemical weapons are not used," said U.S. President Barack Obama, while the U.S. Senate is preparing revised legislation. 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