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.
Negotiations have begun on the proposed U.N. resolution that would put Syrian chemical weapons under international control, a French official said Sept. 11, AP reported.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Sept. 10 that his government had agreed to the Russian proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent destruction, AP reported.
