TEHRAN (Tasnim) Russia sent 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are to be destroyed under an international agreement to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
In a report to President Vladimir Putin, Shoigu said Russian aircraft delivered 50 Kamaz trucks ...
Most Americans say they support the speech, but many because it means that military option is off the table for now.
The American public appears to have liked President Barack Obamasaddress to the nation. In an instant poll conducted by CNN, 61% expressed support for the Presidents position. Some of them were probably relieved thatObamahad finally ...
A Russian daily has reported the details of a plan by Moscow that calls for Syrias chemical weapons to be placed under international supervision.
Russian officials submitted the four-stage plan to the United States on Wednesday.
On Thursday, RussiasKommersantdaily published in its report the stages, which start with Syria becoming a member of the ...
The so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) in Syria has rejected a proposal by Russia to place Syrias chemical weapons under international control.
FSA military commander General Selim Idriss made the announcement in a video message posted on YouTube on Thursday.
The Free Syrian Army announces its categorical rejection of the Russian initiative that ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Syria said it would sign the Chemical Weapons Convention, following Russias proposal that it hands over its chemical weapons to international supervisors.
We fully support Russias initiative concerning chemical weapons in Syria, and we are ready to cooperate. As a part of the plan, we intend to join the Chemical Weapons Convention,...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran supports any measures that prevent foreign military intervention in Syria, warning against the repercussions of a possible attack against the Arab country.
Speaking in a televised speech on Tuesday, Rouhani welcomed a Russian plan for Syria's chemical weapons to be put under international control, saying ...
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Iran supports proposal on Syria chemical weapons
Iransupports Russias offer to work with Syriato put its chemical weapons under international control, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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In a potentially dramatic turn of events, Russia on Monday announced that it would immediately urge Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to international control as a way to avert U.S.led military strikes.
We are calling on the Syrian leadership to not only agree on placing chemical weapons storage sites under international control, but also on ...
ANKARA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkey cautiously welcomed a Russian plan to avert a U.S. strike on Syria by securing a deal to destroy its chemical weapons but warned "massacres could escalate" if the plan intends to gain time for Damascus, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
"Surrender of chemical weapons stockpile out of its own would be a good development,...
The plan, which will be discussed by Putin and the Iranian FMon Monday, moots democratic transition in stages and expedited elections without Assad.
While United States President Barack Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerrycontinue their never-ending effortsto convince the Congress and America's allies to support an attack on Syria, Iran ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian government on Monday welcomed a Russian proposal to cede the control of its chemical weapons to international monitors in a bid to prove that it has no plan to use such weapons and, thus, erase the raison d'tre for the US military strikes.
The statement by Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem in Moscow offered the first indication ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia opened up a possible diplomatic solution to the Syrian chemical weapons crisis on Monday with a pledge to persuade the Syrian government to hand over its chemical arsenal to international supervision to be destroyed.
Russia's new initiative was announced by its foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, hours after the US secretary ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- France and Germany expressed hope that a Russian proposal over Syria handover of its chemical weapons arsenal to the United Nations would come to reality soon.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she hoped "action" would follow Russia's proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control, and that ...
(Reuters) -Iransupports Russia's offer to work with Syriato put its chemical weapons under international control, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
U.S. PresidentBarack Obamasaid on Monday he saw a possible breakthrough in the crisis withSyriaafter Moscow proposed that its ally hand over chemical weapons for destruction, offering a path ...
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