The deal worked out between Moscow and Washington on settling the Syria crisis stipulates that Syria’s chemical weapons will be rapidly destroyed.
Kerry said the Syrian government should provide the UN with full access to its chemical sites, and insisted that the plan to remove the chemical arsenal should be transparent.
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If Damascus fails to comply with this plan, a response in accordance with UN Charter Chapter 7 will follow.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the reached agreement does not suppose any potential use of force against Syria.
"Geneva-2" conference may be called in October
The Geneva-2 conference may be called in October, said the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following the Geneva-held Russian-US talks on Syrian chemical weapons.
"My UN Secretariat colleagues have mentioned October, but we would be happy to call this conference in September, or even earlier," Lavrov said.
"We had a meeting with the UN special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi to take up ways to set the process in motion. We hope that just as the Syrian government has done it recently, the Syrian opposition will also signal its agreement to take part in the Geneva-2 conference clearly and without reservations, without any preconditions, solely to fully and comprehensively comply with the Geneva communiqué of June 30th, 2012," the Russian Foreign Minister said.
UN will act if Syria breaches chem arms obligations - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that the United Nations Security Council would act if Syria breached its obligations under the international convention banning chemical weapons.
"In the case of those demands not being fulfilled, or in the case of anyone using chemical weapons, the Security Council will take measures according to chapter seven of the United Nations charter," Lavrov said at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapping up three days of talks.
Syria must present details of chemical weapons within a week - Kerry
Syria has been given one week to declare its stock of chemical weapons, and the country must immediately allow in international inspectors, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday after talks in Geneva with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Syria given until mid-2014 to remove chemical weapons
The United States and Russia have given Syria until the middle of 2014 to remove or destroy its chemical weapons.
During their talks in Geneva on Saturday, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also called for international inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to be on the ground in Syria by no later than November.
If Syria does not implement the deal or if chemical weapons are used again, the UN Security Council will consider measures under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which foresees military or other punitive actions, Kerry said.
The US-Russian deal still needs to be approved by the OPCW in The Hague.
US-Russia talks on Syria weapons 'excellent' - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has highly praised the outcomes of his negotiations on Syria's chemical weapons with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has highly praised the outcomes of his negotiations on Syria's chemical weapons with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva.
"Excellent," Lavrov said at a press conference in describing the way the negotiations proceeded.
Asked whether he finds Kerry to be a good negotiator, Lavrov replied," Kerry is my good friend."
US-Russia deal says nothing about use of force - Lavrov
A US-Russian deal to remove Syria's chemical weapons arsenal contains nothing about the potential use of force if Syria fails to comply, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
But US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was no pre-agreement on what action the UN Security Council might take if Syria fails to comply with the plan, which envisages a complete destruction of its chemical weapons by mid-2014.
UN Security Council will resort to Chapter VII if ban on chemical weapons use is violated - Lavrov
The UN Security Council will have to take steps in line with Chapter VII of the UN Charter if a violation of the ban on the use of chemical weapons is confirmed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"We will expect compliance with requirements that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will formulate based on the relevant convention. If these requirements are not met, or if anyone uses chemical weapons, the Security Council will take measures in line with Chapter VII of the UN Charter," Lavrov said at a press conference following negotiations with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva on Saturday.
"Surely, this doesn't mean that any violation reported to the Security Council will be taken for granted. It will be scrutinized," he added.
Russia, US agree UN resolution on Syria should have threat of force - Kerry
Washington and Moscow agreed that a United Nations resolution on Syria should have the threat of force in the event of non-compliance, Kerry underlined.
"Providing this framework is fully implemented it can end the threat these weapons pose not only to the Syrian people but also their neighbours... Because of the threat of proliferation this framework can provide greater protection and security to the world," Kerry said.
"The world will now expect the Assad regime to live up to its commitments... There can be no room for games. Or anything less than full compliance by the Assad regime," he added.
Arms inspectors must be on ground in Syria by November - Kerry
Arms inspectors must be on the ground in Syria by November with the goal of eliminating the country's chemical weapons by mid-2014, US Secretary of States John Kerry said Saturday.
"The inspectors must be on the ground no later than November... And the goal is to establish the removal by halfway through next year," Kerry told reporters at a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after they wrapped up three days of talks in Geneva.
Syria talks achieved aim set by Putin, Obama - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that talks on Syria's chemical weapons with US Secretary of State John Kerry had achieved an aim set out by the countries' presidents at the G20 summit.
"The aim has been achieved that was set in a conversation between our presidents on September 5 on the sidelines of the G20... about putting under international control Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons," Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Kerry wrapping up three days of talks in Geneva.
Lavrov, Kerry start third day of talks on Syria in Geneva
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry are due to enter their third day of talks, in Geneva Saturday, on Russia’s initiative to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control.
The two ministers launched their consultations on Thursday night, proceeded on Friday and will now continue this Saturday.
"This morning's meeting has started," the US official said.
Both Russian and American participants in the meeting have been quite cautious in their comments on the negotiating process.
The parties to the talks agreed since day one not to comment publicly on progress in the talks, but concentrate on the negotiating process instead.
The only thing that’s become known about the negotiations is that they have been constructive.
Both Lavrov and Kerry, and also the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who had twice met the two Foreign Ministers on one-on-one basis, said they expected reaching some concrete agreement by Friday night.
A large group of Russian and US experts are involved in discussing numerous technicalities.
The Russian delegation comprises officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Defence Ministry, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and also the General Staff.
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