Obama agrees to UN discussion about Russian proposal on Syria chemical weapons
Syria confirmed it would accept a Russian-brokered proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control Tuesday, just hours after France announced it would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution seeking a similar plan.
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told Russia's lower parliament that Damascus had agreed to the plan in order to “remove the grounds for American aggression,” according to a report by the Interfax state news agency.
His statement sounded more definitive than remarks Monday, when the Syrian foreign minister said that Damascus welcomed Russia's initiative.
Sergey Lavrov, al-Moualem's Russian counterpart, said Tuesday that Moscow was working with Syria to prepare a detailed plan of action, according to The Associated Press.
The comments added to the international momentum behind the proposal, which has already been endorsed by Iran and China and cautiously welcomed by Britain, France and Germany.
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