Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped the United States and Russia's deal on Syrian chemical weapons would yield results, and that the program will be judged on whether the arsenal is completely destroyed, Reuters reported Sept. 15.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reached an agreement Sept. 14 on a framework for Syria to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal, AP reported.
A U.S.-Russian deal to remove Syria's chemical weapons arsenal contains nothing about the possible use of force if Syria fails to comply, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sept. 14, Reuters reported.
The United States will carry out military strikes against Syria if its regime fails to neutralize its chemical weapons in accordance with a Russian initiative, Israeli President Shimon Peres said, AFP reported Sept. 11.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Sept. 12 to discuss the Syria crisis, an unnamed U.S. official said Sept. 10, AFP reported.
The U.N. Security Council has postponed its Sept. 10 meeting on Syria at the request of Russia, which had called for the talks, unnamed council envoys said, AFP reported.
