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would require Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons stockpiles.
assad. Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential palace in
Damascus on Sept.
U.N. Security Council said to be nearing deal on Syria resolution
September 26, 2013 -- Updated 2150 GMT (0550 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Security Council members are being called to a consultation of a text
- The draft has been mostly approved by the U.S., Russia, says a Western diplomat
- Source: Three premises have been agreed upon for the resolution
"We shall introduce text to full SC tonight," Mark Lyall Grant, the British ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted Thursday.
A Western diplomat told
CNN the consultation, scheduled to happen at 8 p.m. ET, would likely
address a draft text that has been mostly approved by the United States
and Russia.
Earlier, two senior State Department officials told CNN that the two countries were getting close to a deal.
Three basic premises have been settled, a U.N. diplomat said Wednesday.
Russia has basically agreed to the points, but "small issues" remain to be decided, the source said.
The deal could still fall apart.
According to the source,
the three premises are: 1. Accountability for attacks on August 21; 2.
Binding and enforceable language for measures against Syria in case of
violations in the disarmament regime or the use of chemical weapons; 3.
The council will remain seized of the matter, meaning that further
discussion will be expedited.
The resolution would not
authorize automatic use of force if Syria is said to be in violation, as
was previously sought by the United States, the source said.
CNN's Elise Labott contributed to this report.
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