Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 07:45 PM Nov 2013

Albania rejects US request to host disposal of Syria's chemical weapons

Source: Associated Press

AP in Tirana
theguardian.com, Friday 15 November 2013 21.05 GMT

Albania, one of the staunchest supporters of the US, has firmly rejected a request by Washington for it to host the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.

The surprising refusal on Friday was a major blow to international efforts to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal by mid-2014. It left the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons without a country to host the destruction of Syria's estimated 1,000-tonne arsenal, which includes mustard gas and the deadly nerve agent sarin. Syria says it wants the weapons destroyed outside the country, which has been devastated by the ongoing civil war, and the OPCW has described that as the "most viable" option.

In a televised address from the capital, Tirana, the Albanian prime minister, Edi Rama, said it was "impossible for Albania to take part in this operation".

The announcement was greeted by a loud cheer from some 2,000 protesters camped outside Rama's office to show their strong opposition to the plan, fearing it would be an environmental and health hazard.

[font size=1]-snip-[/font]


Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/15/albania-rejects-request-disposal-syrian-chemical-weapons

6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Albania rejects US request to host disposal of Syria's chemical weapons (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2013 OP
Not surprising. What's in it for them? Let some other sucker country TwilightGardener Nov 2013 #1
Make the Brits take out the garbage pscot Nov 2013 #2
didn't they get them from Saddam Hussein ? JI7 Nov 2013 #6
''...rejects request to host disposal.'' DeSwiss Nov 2013 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #4
The reason for the rejection's right there in the article. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #5

pscot

(21,023 posts)
2. Make the Brits take out the garbage
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 07:55 PM
Nov 2013

They supplied the raw materials. Or was that the French? We probably paid for it. How typically Capitalist of us, to propose to foist it off on some poor country that has nothing to do with it.

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
3. ''...rejects request to host disposal.''
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 08:08 PM
Nov 2013
- The US government thinks, like us, everyone should willingly eat poison.....

K&R

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Albania rejects US reques...