In a statement to Russia's Interfax News Agency, the Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says Syria would join the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their production and use.

外长穆阿利姆在俄罗斯国际传真社发表声明，称叙利亚愿意加入化学武器公约，该公约禁止化武的生产和使用。