DHAKA: Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has appeared on Russian TV to confirm that his country’s chemical weapons will be placed under international control.

His comments, to Rossiya 24, came as US and Russian foreign ministers prepared to meet in Geneva to discuss the plan, proposed by Russia earlier this week.

Assad insisted that the move was a result of the Russian initiative and not the threat of US military action.

The US accuses the Syrian regime of killing hundreds in a chemical attack.

The government denies the allegation, blaming rebels for the attack in the Ghouta area of the capital, Damascus, on 21 August.

Source: theguardian
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