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Lavrov calls for new pact against chemical warfare by Islamic State

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01-03-2016 | 06:38

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Russia warned on Tuesday of a growing threat of Islamic State and other groups waging chemical warfare in the Middle East and called for global negotiations on a new pact to combat what he called "a grave reality of our time".

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the appeal in a speech to the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

"Nowadays this threat is getting extremely urgent in the light of newly revealed facts of repeated use of not only industrial toxic chemicals but also of full-fledged chemical warfare agents by ISIL and other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq," he said. "There is a growing danger of similar crimes being committed on the territory of Libya and Yemen as well."

UN chief, Lavrov uphold Syria agreement, call for talks

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Tuesday on the need to urgently implement the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria and for the warring parties to return to the table for political negotiations, a U.N. statement said.

The statement, issued after the two held talks at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, said Ban thanked Lavrov for "his significant role in achieving recent progress on Syria."

"They agreed on the importance of urgently moving forward simultaneously on implementing the cessation of hostilities agreement, providing vital humanitarian assistance to civilians, and returning to political negotiations."

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