Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a plan for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile will only work if the United States agrees not to use force.
Putin told reporters on Tuesday that the plan "can work, only in the event that we hear that the American side and those who support the USA, in this sense, reject the use of force."
US President Barack Obama has thrown his support behind a French resolution to the UN Security Council even as he pushes the idea of US airstrikes against Assad's regime if that effort fails.
Syria's foreign minister earlier said President Bashar Assad's regime will declare its chemical weapons arsenal and sign the chemical weapons convention.
He adds that Syria will also place chemical weapons locations in the hands of representatives of Russia, "other countries" and the United Nations.
Putin told reporters on Tuesday that the plan "can work, only in the event that we hear that the American side and those who support the USA, in this sense, reject the use of force."
US President Barack Obama has thrown his support behind a French resolution to the UN Security Council even as he pushes the idea of US airstrikes against Assad's regime if that effort fails.
Syria's foreign minister earlier said President Bashar Assad's regime will declare its chemical weapons arsenal and sign the chemical weapons convention.
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He adds that Syria will also place chemical weapons locations in the hands of representatives of Russia, "other countries" and the United Nations.
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