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U.S. Accuses Syria of Stalling on Chemical Weapons Deal

HeadlineJan 31, 2014

The United States is accusing the Syrian government of stalling on a chemical weapons deal that averted a looming U.S. military strike last year. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki joined other U.S. officials in demanding Syria take immediate action.

Jen Psaki: “Today, we are one month past the December 31 completion date that the OPCW Executive Council agreed upon for the removal of the most dangerous chemicals, and just six days from the completion date for all required chemicals to be removed from Syria. In all of this time, the Syrian regime has moved less than 5 percent of the chemicals to the port.”

The renewed pressure comes as the Syrian government and opposition leaders wrap up peace talks in Geneva today with little progress made so far toward ending the three-year conflict.

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