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Militants in Iraq and Syria have obtained technologies and capabilities to produce chemical weapons and the threat of chemical terrorism is growing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the UN Security Council.
“There are serious concerns over the growing threat of ‘chemical’ terrorism in the Middle Eastern region, in particular, on the territory of Iraq and Syria,” Lavrov said on January 18, according to RT. “The militants not only use toxic chemicals, but also have their own technologies and production capabilities for the synthesis of full-fledged chemical warfare agents as well as established and branched channels for accessing the precursors.”
The minister also criticized a number of Western nations that ignire the use of chemical arms by militants, making groundless accusations against the Syrian government instead.
