Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria’s voting rights
The OPCW said Syria’s new authorities have disclosed hidden stockpiles and pledged to destroy remaining chemical weapons from the Assad era.
- On Thursday, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reinstated Syria's voting rights, rewarding Damascus for "constructive engagement" and willingness to destroy previously hidden toxic munitions stockpiles.
- Syria's rights were suspended five years ago after forces under former President Bashar Assad repeatedly used toxic gas; the current decision follows Assad's 2024 ouster and new pledges to fulfill international obligations.
- In May, the OPCW discovered undeclared chemical bombs and rockets at a site 37 kilometers north of the capital in Al Qutayfah, and now plans to destroy nerve agent materials inherited from the former regime.
- U.S. authorities announced yesterday that Washington will remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa seeks to rebuild the nation and restore ties with the West.
- OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias noted the decision reflects "tangible progress achieved through continued cooperation," and the watchdog will continue monitoring Syria to ensure all remaining legacy weapons are eliminated under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
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Syria regains voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) cited a "change in circumstances" as the reason behind its decision. Syria had joined the watchdog in 2013, only to be stripped of its rights in 2021.
Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria
In 2021, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) took the unprecedented step of stripping Syria of its voting rights after finding its air force had used nerve agent sarin and chlorine gas on its own people. But since Assad's 2024 overthrow, the new authorities in Damascus have vowed to co-operate with the OPCW to destroy the chemical weapons the former president was repeatedly accused of using during Syria's 13-year civi…
OPCW restores Syria voting rights after hidden chemical stockpile disclosure
The OPCW has restored Syria's voting rights after Damascus opened up hidden chemical weapons sites. The move signals wider Western re-engagement as the new leadership pledges to eliminate Assad-era stockpiles.
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Syria regains its voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog
Member states have reinstated Syria's voting rights at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, citing a significant change in circumstances following the fall of the Assad regime.
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