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UNSC resolution on Syria won't be under Chapter 7 allowing use of force - Lavrov:

The resolution, Lavrov stressed, is meant only to affirm the support of the UNSC to the roadmap for destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile, which will be penned by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Ref. Source 4

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UN Report Suggests Regime Behind Sarin Attack:

A U.N. Inspectors report on last month's chemical weapons attack in Syria suggests the rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were fired from the regime's elite military units based in mountains overlooking Damascus. Ref. Source 4

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Syrian chemical arms disposal 'costs $1 billion'

President Bashar al-Assad said today it would cost about $1 billion (NZ$1.1 billion) to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a US-Russian deal reached last week. Ref. Source 9

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'New Syria chemical attacks' probed

UN inspectors investigate three alleged chemical attacks said to have occurred in Syria after the 21 August attack Ref. BBC

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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution that requires Syria to eliminate its arsenal of chemical weapons.

The move came soon after the executive committee of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons voted in the Netherlands to fast-track Syria's addition to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Syria announced this month that it was willing to join the convention. The United States and other Western nations blame the Syrian government for an August chemical weapons attack outside Damascus that U.S. Officials estimate killed 1,400 people. Ref. CNN

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Syria govt 'ready to go to Geneva for dialogue, not to hand over power to anyone' - FM:

The Syrian government is ready for peace talks with the opposition, but the legitimacy of President Assad "Isn't up for discussion," Syrian FM Walid Muallem said. It comes as the Syrian opposition remains undecided on who will represent them at Geneva. Ref. Source 9

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Chemical weapons officials say coordination with Syrian government has been 'efficient':

Syria's government has been "Businesslike and efficient" Ahead of meetings this week to lay the groundwork for the destruction of the country's chemical weapons, officials charged with overseeing the effort. Ref. Source 2

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'Progress' on Syria inspections:

A team given the job of eliminating Syria's chemical weapons says it has made "Encouraging initial progress" After talks with government officials. Ref. Source 3

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Syria chemical arms removal begins

UN weapons experts begin destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal Ref. BBC