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UN inspectors conduct "wide range" of probes in Syria: spokesman

31 August 2013 20:19 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. UN inspectors conducted "a wide range of fact-finding activities" at a site outside the Syrian capital of Damascus, where alleged chemical weapons attacks killed hundreds of people, a UN spokesman said here Saturday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

However, there could be no report on whether banned poison gas had been used until laboratory tests are completed, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said when briefing the press on a meeting between UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Angela Kane, the UN high representative for disarmament affairs who just returned from Damascus.

"Ms. Kane briefed the secretary-general of her trip and the current status of the investigation" at the meeting on Saturday morning, Nesirky said.

"Ms. Kane reported that the (UN) Mission was able to conduct a wide range of fact-finding activities" in a Damascus suburb where alleged use of chemical arms on Aug. 21 in the conflict have left hundreds of people dead, he said.

"She thanked the Syrian government and opposition for their cooperation during this mission," he said.