Editor's Note

The UN Security Council on September 27 voted unanimously to adopt a resolution aimed at ridding war-torn Syria of chemical weapons.

Earlier this month, a UN fact-finding group confirmed the use of chemical weapons in an attack outside the Syrian capital of Damascus on Aug. 21, but did not state who was responsible.

*The resolution has two legally binding demands: Syria abandon its weapons stockpile, and chemical weapons experts be given unfettered access.

*The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an international chemical watchdog, agreed on a plan to destroy Syria's stockpile by mid-2014.

Latest News

UN inspectors to complete 2nd round of investigation
The UN chemical weapons investigation team continued on Friday its probing mission in Syria and is set to finish their second round of investigation on Monday, according to a statement obtained by Xinhua.

China urges early adoption of UN resolution on Syria's chemical weapons
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday urged the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution on Syria's chemical weapons as soon as possible, calling for an expedited progress to bring a political resolution to the Syria crisis.

Syria's Assad stresses commitment to chemical weapon treaty
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed commitment to the chemical weapon treaty as part of a broader deal between Russia and the United States to dismantle Syria's chemical arsenal, media reported Thursday.

Kerry meets Lavrov on Syrian chemical weapons

Intl Responses

	"Today's historic resolution is the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time." "For many months, I have said that the confirmed use of chemical weapons in Syria would require a firm, united response," he added. "Tonight, the international community has delivered."
	Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China hoped to see an early launch of international verification and destruction of the Syrian chemical weapons and an early end to the Syrian crisis.
	"We are ready to take part in providing security around the sites where the works will be held," Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters at the Russia Arms Expo-2013 fair. Ryabkov added that Moscow would not allow the Syrian to dismantle the chemical weapons in Russia.
	"If Syria doesn't live by that standard, I can assure you this President of the United States is not going to take off the table unilaterally any prerogative that a commander-in-chief has," insisted Kerry.

Recent UN Votes     on Syrian Issues

*UNSC: United Nations Security Council
*UNGA: United Nations General Assembly

Source: Xinhua – Globaltimes.cn

How to Destruct Chemical Weapons

Source:China National Defense News (Zhongguo Guofangbao) - Qianjiang Evening News
Graphic: Qianjiang Evening News - Globaltimes.cn

*a material incinerator is for combustible materials;
*a neutralizing incinerator is to dispose of inordinate explosives and poisonous substances;
*a metals incinerator is to sterilize metal tainted with poisonous materials;
*a two-way system (to dispose of liquid organic waste using temperatures of over 1,480C

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News Vocab

决议 juéyì

“决” adj. determined; resolute; decisive（Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“议” n. opinion; view（Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“决议” n. decision; resolution（Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》） 

Example: 

联合国安理会于纽约当地时间27日晚一致通过一项有关叙利亚化学武器问题的决议。 （Source: 凤凰网）

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons on the evening of September 27, New York local time.

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