She reported that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and Syria have continued to engage on outstanding issues in Syria’s chemical weapons dossier. Since 2014, however, she recalled, OPCW has been unable to confirm the accuracy of Syria’s chemical weapons declaration due to incomplete or inaccurate information. A strong political process that strengthens legitimate and effective governance is essential to create the conditions necessary for the permanent eradication of the threat of chemical weapons. The President of Syria reassured them that the new Syria will not allow chemical weapons to be used against anyone and will bring perpetrators to justice. Meanwhile, “enormous challenges” are involved in destroying the chemical weapons programme, as the Assad regime carried out its activities in the greatest secrecy.