U.N. Security Council to vote on Syria sanctions over chemical weapons - diplomat


  • World
  • Friday, 24 Feb 2017

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will likely vote on a resolution to blacklist 11 Syrian military commanders and officials over chemical weapons attacks as early as next week, diplomats said on Thursday.

The draft resolution also seeks to ban the sale or supply of helicopters to the Syrian government and to blacklist 10 government and related entities involved in the development and production of chemical weapons and the missiles to deliver them.

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