Syria: Rasmussen: NATO Has No Indications that Syria Possesses Chemical Weapons

Jan 31, 2013

BRUSSELS, (SANA) – The NATO stressed that there are no indications or information that Syria possesses chemical weapons.



Presenting the NATO's annual report in Brussels, the NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the Alliance has no indications of any activities related to chemical weapons in Syria, adding that the NATO is closely following up this issue.



On the deployment of Patriot missiles batteries at the Syrian-Turkish borders, Rasmussen claimed that the main goal of deploying these batteries is to protect Turkey.