UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - The U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane, has been instructed to visit Damascus to hold consultations with the Syrian authorities in connection with the recent reports of a possible chemical attack.
Eduardo Del Buey, an official spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general, told journalists that the United Nations secretary-general believed that reports about a possible chemical attack in Syria should be investigated immediately.
“He instructed Angela Kane, the U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to visit Damascus,” Eduardo del Buey said.
The U.N. secretary-general has urged Damascus to provide access to the place of the possible chemical attack as soon as possible.