Spokesperson for Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, affirmed that her country opposes Western attempts to impose sanctions on Syria during the next conference of countries parties in the Chemical Weapons Convention. “The West ironically destroys norms and charters of the chemical weapons convention, exceeding Executive Council of the organization and ...
China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and others are seeking support for a coalition to defend the United Nations Charter by pushing back against the use or threat of force and unilateral sanctions, Reuters news agency reported on Thursday. Citing a concept note, Reuters reported that the “Group of Friends in ...