Because of Syria... Russia threatens to withdraw from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

ARK News… Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, threatened that his country might consider withdrawing from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, accusing the organization of issuing decisions against countries unwanted by Western governments, according to him.

Nebenzia told the Russian agency "Sputnik": "Imagine if we withdrew from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, they would say:" This is what needs to be proven," but if it loses all its credibility completely and becomes merely a place for decisions about unwanted systems, then we will probably think about it. "

The Russian representative cited the situation in Syria and the reports issued by the organization regarding the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime against civilians, which is considered by Moscow and Damascus as not supported by evidence.

The Russian diplomat emphasized, at the same time, that Russia in general considers the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an important organization, saying: "Perhaps we should separate the Organization of Member States from the Technical Secretariat, which is the executive organ of this organization. We are not saying that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons itself is not necessary or important."

The Russian Foreign Ministry had previously attacked the reports issued by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, regarding chemical attacks in Syria, accusing the organization of "bias and politicization."

The Russian Foreign Ministry considered that the activities carried out by the fact-finding mission on allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria (affiliated with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) do not rise to the level of objective, impartial and professional investigation, with strict adherence to all the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Treaty.

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