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Trump urges UN council to renew Syria chemical arms inquiry

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 20:43

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged all members of the UN Security Council to back the renewal of the international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, saying it was needed to prevent President Bashar Assad from using the arms.

"Need all on the UN Security Council to vote to renew the Joint Investigative Mechanism for Syria to ensure that Assad Regime does not commit mass murder with chemical weapons ever again," Trump said in a note on Twitter.

The 15-nation council was due to vote on Thursday on rival US and Russian bids to renew the international inquiry, diplomats said on Wednesday, a move that could trigger Russia’s 10th veto to block action on Syria.

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