Recalling the
Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating,
Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare,
and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
(CWC) ratified by the Syrian Arab Republic on 14 September 2013, and
the Council’s resolutions 1540 (2004), 2118 (2013), 2209 (2015),
2235 (2015), 2314 (2016), and 2319 (2016),
Expressing its
horror at the reported use of chemical weapons in the Khan Shaykhun
area of southern Idlib in the Syrian Arab Republic on 4 April 2017
causing large-scale loss of life and injuries, affirming that
the use of chemical weapons constitutes a serious violation of
international law, and stressing that
those responsible for any use of chemical weapons must be held
accountable,
Noting the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has
announced, in addition to its ongoing investigation, that its Fact
Finding Mission (FFM) is in the process of gathering and analysing
information on this incident from all available sources and will
report to the OPCW Executive Council,
Recalling that
in resolution 2118 (2013) the Council decided that the Syrian Arab
Republic shall not use, develop, produce, otherwise acquire,
stockpile or retain chemical weapons or transfer, directly or
indirectly, chemical weapons, to other States or non-State actors and
underscored that no party in Syria should use, develop produce
acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer chemical weapons,
Recalling
its determination that
the use of chemical weapons in the Syria Arab Republic represents a
threat to international peace and security,
1.
Condemns in the
strongest terms the reported use of chemical weapons in the Syrian
Arab Republic, in particular the attack on Khan Shaykhun reported on
4 April 2017, expresses its
outrage that individuals continue to be killed and injured by
chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic, and expresses its
determination that those responsible must be held accountable;
2.
Expresses its
full support to the OPCW Fact Finding Mission, demands that all
parties provide delay-free and safe access to any sites deemed
relevant by the OPCW FFM, and, as applicable, by the JIM, to the
reported incident in Khan Shaykhun in accordance with resolution
2118, and requests that
the FFM report the results of its investigation as soon as possible;
3.
Requests that the
Secretary General make the necessary arrangements for the UN-OPCW
Joint Investigative Mechanism to liaise closely with the Fact Finding
Mission to expeditiously investigate any incident the FFM determines
involved or likely involved the use of chemicals as weapons in order
to identify those involved in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 5 of its Resolution 2235;
4.
Recalls that in
its resolutions 2118 and 2235 it decided that the Syrian Arab
Republic and all parties in Syria shall cooperate fully with the OPCW
and the United Nations including the Joint Investigation Mechanism;
5.
Emphasises that
this includes the obligation upon the Syrian Arab Republic to provide
the JIM and FFM with the following and take the following steps:
(a)
flight plans, flight logs, and any other information on air
operations, including all flight plans or flight logs filed on April
4 2017;
(b)
names of all individuals in command of any helicopter squadrons;
(c) arrange
meetings requested including with generals or other officers, within
no more than five days of the date on which such meeting is
requested;
(d)
immediately provide access to relevant air bases from which the JIM
or the FFM believe attacks involving chemicals as weapons may have
been launched
6.
Requests the
Secretary-General to report on whether the information and access
described in paragraph 5 has been provided in his reports to the
Security Council every 30 days pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution
2118.
7.
Recalls its
decision in response to violations of resolution 2118 to impose
measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations charter.
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