AHEAD OF MEETING WITH HEAD OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROBE, BAN RENEWS CALL FOR ACCESS TO SYRIA

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AHEAD OF MEETING WITH HEAD OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROBE, BAN RENEWS CALL
FOR ACCESS TO SYRIANew York, Apr 29 2013 12:00PMSecretary-General Ban
Ki-moon today renewed his appeal for unfettered access to Syria for
the United Nations team probing the alleged use of chemical weapons
during the conflict, as he met in New York with the head of the
investigation.

"A credible and comprehensive inquiry requires full access to the
sites where chemical weapons are alleged to have been used. I again
urge the Syrian authorities to allow the investigation to proceed
without delay and without any conditions," Mr. Ban
<"http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?nid=2801">told reporters
ahead of a meeting at UN Headquarters with Åke Sellström.

Mr. Sellström, a Swedish scientist, was appointed a month ago to head
the fact-finding mission, which was launched following a formal
request from the Syrian Government. The initial focus of the probe
will be an incident involving the alleged use of chemical weapons in
Kfar Dael region in Khan Al-Asal area in Aleppo governorate.

The fact-finding team has been on stand-by and is ready to deploy
within 24 to 48 hours, with an advance team positioned in Cyprus.

"This is a crucial moment in our efforts to get the team on the ground
to carry out its important task," said Mr. Ban. "I take seriously the
recent intelligence report of the United States about the use of
chemical weapons in Syria. On-site activities are essential if the
United Nations is to be able to establish the facts and clear up all
the doubts surrounding this issue."

He noted that even while waiting for Syrian consent to enter the
country, Mr. Sellström and his colleagues have been doing what they
can to gather and analyze available information. These activities
include possible visits to relevant capitals.

Today, 29 April, is also the annual Day of Remembrance for the Victims
of Chemical Warfare. "As we address these allegations, I encourage all
involved to uphold their responsibilities in enabling us to properly
police these heinous weapons of massive destruction," said the
Secretary-General.

In a separate message for the Day, Mr. Ban urged the international
community to intensify efforts to rid the world of chemical weapons,
along with all other weapons of mass destruction.

"This year's observance is especially timely, as the spectre of
chemical weapons is once again casting its ominous shadow," he said,
adding that the allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria serve as
a reminder of the continuing importance of the Chemical Weapons
Convention.

"The Convention is both practical and aspirational. It provides a
framework for implementing chemical weapons disarmament and
facilitating the peaceful uses of chemistry. It is also a highly
symbolic instrument – representing a determined refusal of States
Parties to allow the atrocities of the past to be repeated."

Noting that close to 80 per cent of declared chemical warfare agents
had been verifiably destroyed, Mr. Ban said this continuing progress
is a testament to the effectiveness of the Convention and the work of
the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

"But, as current events attest, we must stay vigilant. The threat of
chemical weapons persists, and eight States remain outside the
Convention. Until the Convention is universal and the last stockpiles
have been destroyed, our debt to the victims of chemical warfare will
remain unpaid."

Earlier this month, Mr. Ban appealed to the 188 States Parties to the
Convention to do all in their power to bring on board the eight
nations that still have not signed on – Angola, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, Somalia, South
Sudan, and Syria.Apr 29 2013 12:00PM
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