The United Kingdom welcomed Syrian leadership’s commitment to eliminate chemical weapons, as stated by Deputy Political Coordinator Caroline Quinn at the UN Security Council on 8 January 2026. It has been a year since the fall of the Assad regime and a new Syrian government now aims to verify and remove the former regime’s chemical arsenal. The UK praised Syria’s adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention and to Resolution 2118, and acknowledged the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) secretariat’s work under difficult conditions. In 2025, multiple OPCW deployments increased understanding of the program, evidence of an undeclared arsenal was found, and Syria adopted decisions for expedited destruction and to restore its rights at the OPCW. The UK has contributed over $3.8 million since December 2024 and will keep providing technical support, urging wider international assistance to finish the elimination.
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