NEW YORK: Two teams of investigators from the global chemical weapons watchdog are due to arrive in Syria on Thursday and Friday to look into an alleged deadly attack in the Syrian town of Douma, Syrian UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari told reporters.
“These two groups will arrive separately to Syria on Thursday, today, as well as tomorrow on Friday,” he said. “We’re ready to escort them to where they want, whenever they want, anytime they want.”
“The OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) sent four passports to the Syrian embassy in Brussels. The visas were granted immediately,” said Ja’afari, adding that Syria was also prepared to grant visas for inspectors at the Syrian border with Lebanon.
The OPCW has not confirmed the travel plans for the investigators.
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Syria UN envoy says OPCW investigators to arrive Thursday, Friday
Syria UN envoy says OPCW investigators to arrive Thursday, Friday
Turkey and Hamas discuss reaching second phase of Gaza peace plan, Turkish sources say
- They also discussed measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details
ANKARA: Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency chief met Hamas' negotiating team head Khalil Al-Hayya on Saturday and discussed necessary measures to be taken for proceeding to the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, Turkish security sources said.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met the Hamas delegation in Istanbul within the scope of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, and they discussed steps to be taken to prevent what they said were Israel's ceasefire violations.
They also discussed measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details.
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