Syria crisis: UN powers discuss Russia chemicals plan

September 12, 2013 03:37

Envoys of the five permanent UN Security Council members are meeting in New York to discuss a Russian plan for making safe Syria's chemical weapons.

The UK, US and France are eager to frame a binding resolution but Russia prefers a non-binding declaration. Russia and the US will hold key bilateral talks in Geneva on Thursday. Syria has backed Russia's plan to place the chemical arms under international control. The US says it will hold off military strikes to pursue diplomacy.

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