(AhlulBayt News Agency) - "Syria condemns all the lies and allegations by the American and French foreign ministers about chemical weapons use in Syria," a foreign ministry official told state news agency SANA.
Syria has staunchly denied the claims, pointing to its 2013 handover of its chemical stores as part of a deal between the United States and Russia.
That agreement came after accusations that Damascus used sarin gas on Eastern Ghouta in August 2013.
"Syria has constantly cooperated and provided the conditions to carry out an honest, objective, and professional investigation into chemical weapons use," the foreign ministry official said.
"But the clique of Western imperialists always impeded it," the official added.
Following these accusations by the pro-opposition groups, the French and U.S. regimes blamed the Syrian and Russian governments for the attacks, adding that the latter needs to hold Damascus responsible for using these weapons.
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