Summary Ban Ki-moon has again urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to refrain from using chemical weapons.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is again urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to refrain from using chemical weapons under any circumstances.
U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Ban also underscored in a letter to Assad "the fundamental responsibility of the Syrian government to ensure the safety and security of any such stockpiles."
The U.N. chief called Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, on Thursday to discuss his concerns about recent reports of Syrian plans to possibly use chemical weapons, Nesirky said.
Ban reiterated to Uzumcu "that any use of such weapons would be an outrageous crime with dire consequences," Nesirky said.
Uzumcu told Ban the organization is monitoring developments and has made numerous approaches to Syria to join the Chemical Weapons Convention, Nesirky said.
