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India invited for Geneva II talks on Syria.
Dec 25, 2013 07:10
PM , By Sandeep Dikshit
India is poised once again for a more active role in Syria after having been involved in unsuccessful attempts to resolve the conflict during its two years at the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member.India has been informed about its invitation to the United Nations’ sponsored international conference on Syria called Geneva II. The first meeting led to the Geneva communiqué that supported a political transition in Syria without insisting on President Bashal Assad’s exit and a transition plan. India was also an observer in a Friends of Syria grouping that tried to push through a regime change agenda. Geneva II is to be held next month.Simultaneously, India is likely to join international efforts to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. New Delhi is currently exchanging documents with the Organisation for the Protection of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for finalising the details. India was an early supporter of the Russian proposal for keeping Syrian stockpiles of chemical weapons in safe custody while maintaining its position on opposing military intervention and moving toward a political settlement, possibly with a Geneva II conference.India has also announced a contribution of $1 million to the OPCW. The percentage of Indians in the OPCW inspection worldwide has always been high and Indian facilities, such as the one in Gwalior, are highly respected, says Bhaswati Mukherjee, India’s former Permanent Representative to OPCW.Indian experts will help destroy the stockpile as well as train other personnel participating in this mission. India is one of the founder signatories to the CWC and has fully completed destruction of its weapons in accordance with the Convention.The destruction of Syrian chemical weapon stockpiles has taken on an international hue with multi-state participation. According to reports, U.S. satellites and Chinese surveillance cameras will be tracking the movement of Russian lorries heading from Syrian storage sites to its Mediterranean port of Latakia from where Danish and Norwegian vessels will take the chemicals to a port in Italy where they will be loaded on a U.S. Navy vessel.
India invited for Geneva II talks on Syria - The Hindu: Mobile Edition
Dec 25, 2013 07:10
PM , By Sandeep Dikshit
India is poised once again for a more active role in Syria after having been involved in unsuccessful attempts to resolve the conflict during its two years at the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member.India has been informed about its invitation to the United Nations’ sponsored international conference on Syria called Geneva II. The first meeting led to the Geneva communiqué that supported a political transition in Syria without insisting on President Bashal Assad’s exit and a transition plan. India was also an observer in a Friends of Syria grouping that tried to push through a regime change agenda. Geneva II is to be held next month.Simultaneously, India is likely to join international efforts to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. New Delhi is currently exchanging documents with the Organisation for the Protection of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for finalising the details. India was an early supporter of the Russian proposal for keeping Syrian stockpiles of chemical weapons in safe custody while maintaining its position on opposing military intervention and moving toward a political settlement, possibly with a Geneva II conference.India has also announced a contribution of $1 million to the OPCW. The percentage of Indians in the OPCW inspection worldwide has always been high and Indian facilities, such as the one in Gwalior, are highly respected, says Bhaswati Mukherjee, India’s former Permanent Representative to OPCW.Indian experts will help destroy the stockpile as well as train other personnel participating in this mission. India is one of the founder signatories to the CWC and has fully completed destruction of its weapons in accordance with the Convention.The destruction of Syrian chemical weapon stockpiles has taken on an international hue with multi-state participation. According to reports, U.S. satellites and Chinese surveillance cameras will be tracking the movement of Russian lorries heading from Syrian storage sites to its Mediterranean port of Latakia from where Danish and Norwegian vessels will take the chemicals to a port in Italy where they will be loaded on a U.S. Navy vessel.
India invited for Geneva II talks on Syria - The Hindu: Mobile Edition
