Syria reaffirms destruction of chemical weapons

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Syrian Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mikdad stressed that the Syrian government has eliminated all chemical weapons, which has been confirmed by Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Mikdad made the remarks on Monday at a press conference held in Damascus, capital city of Syria.

The White House has recently released a statement saying the US government had identified preparations for a potential chemical attack by Syrian forces.

Syrian residents of Khan Sheikhun hold placards and pictures on April 7, 2017 during a protest condemning a suspected chemical weapons attack on April 4, 2017./ VCG Photo

The OPCW said on Friday its fact-finding mission had established the use of sarin in the April 4 incident in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province.

"The OPCW conducted an investigation on Khan Sheikhoun in Turkey, a hostile to Syria state and the 'witnesses' were sent into Turkey from Khan Sheikhoun by terrorists," Mikdad said.

The accusations of Syrian chemical weapons are excuses for hostile nations to intervene in the Syrian crisis when Syrian government forces make breakthrough on attacking ISIL, said Mikdad when answering questions from CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi.

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