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US says to boycott world disarmament body over Syria presidency
GENEVA, June 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The United States said it would boycott
Tuesday’s session of the Conference on Disarmament to protest Syria last week
ascending to the helm of the body.
“Based on Syria’s repeated attempts last week to use its presidency of the
Conference on Disarmament to normalise the regime and its unacceptable and
dangerous behaviour, we are not participating in today’s session,” Robert
Wood, the US ambassador to the Geneva-based body, said in a statement.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1408 hrs