Syria's chemical weapons threat condemned

BELGRADE United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday in Belgrade he was worried about the possibility of Syria using chemical weapons. Ban's statement came after Damascus threatened to do this in case of any external aggression. Syria's chemical weapons threat condemned "If anyone in Syria is thinking about using weapons of mass destruction such as chemical, this deserves every condemnation," Ban told reporters after meeting with Vuk Jeremic, Serbia's foreign minister and incoming president of the UN General Assembly. Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said such weapons were under the control of the military and would never be used unless Syria faced "external aggression". Syrian rebels on Tuesday claimed that the government forces had relocated their chemical weapons to "airports along the border". All this comes as the government regained control of Damascus after almost a week of fierce clashes. (Beta, file) Tanjug

Syria's chemical weapons threat condemned

"If anyone in Syria is thinking about using weapons of mass destruction such as chemical, this deserves every condemnation," Ban told reporters after meeting with Vuk Jeremić, Serbia's foreign minister and incoming president of the UN General Assembly.

Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said such weapons were under the control of the military and would never be used unless Syria faced "external aggression".

Syrian rebels on Tuesday claimed that the government forces had relocated their chemical weapons to "airports along the border".

All this comes as the government regained control of Damascus after almost a week of fierce clashes.