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| UN security council agrees wording of resolution on Syria chemical weapons | UN security council agrees wording of resolution on Syria chemical weapons |
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| The British ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday that an agreement had been reached on the wording of a UN resolution over Syria's chemical weapons. | The British ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday that an agreement had been reached on the wording of a UN resolution over Syria's chemical weapons. |
| Mark Lyall Grant said in a post on Twitter that the five permanent members of the security council – Britain, France, the US, Russia and China – agreed on a "binding and enforceable draft" of a resolution. | |
| He said that the text would be introduced to the 10 other members of the security council at a meeting later on Thursday night. | |
| Russia and the United States had disagreed over how the resolution should be enforced. | |
| Negotiations have been taking place this week at the United Nations, where world leaders and their senior ministers have been gathering for the general assembly. | |
| The foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the security council met over lunch on Wednesday with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon. The five permanent members are expected to meet on Friday to discuss a proposed Syria peace conference in Geneva. | |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |
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