Iran Press/ America: Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks at a UN Security Council meeting on Friday on the subject of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) report on Syria.
Iranian envoy to the UN said Iran has been the main victim of the large‑scale, most systematic and frequent use of chemical weapons during the eight-year war with Iraq.
"Such bitter experiences have taught us that no one should possess such inhumane weapons," he said, stressing that the legal regime to prohibit their development and use must not allow any sort of politicization.
Warning against a group of Member States systematically abusing the processes of this Council and OPCW, he said they disregard the fact that the OPCW-United Nations joint mission confirmed that Damascus has fulfilled all its commitments and destroyed its entire chemical stockpiles.
"They also overlook Syria’s commitment to continue to work with the Technical Secretariat to resolve all outstanding issues," the Iranian envoy noted.
"Their politically-motivated approach continues to endanger the tradition of consensual decision-making in OPWC, with the organization’s program and budget for 2021 adopted by voting," he stated.
"A recent draft decision, proposed by a group of countries to remove a State from the Convention will set a dangerous precedent," Takht-Ravanchi concluded.
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