I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
rejected a 30-day timetable suggested by Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
to begin submitting data on his chemical arsenal.
Lavrov told journalists ahead of talks with Kerry that their goal is to agree how to "solve once and for all the problem of chemical weapons in Syria" through the country's joining of the chemical weapons convention.
"The solution of this problem makes unnecessary any strikes on Syria, and I am sure that our American partners... are strongly in favor of a peaceful way to regulate chemical weapons in Syria," Lavrov said, speaking alongside Kerry in Geneva.
The United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
earlier said that Syria has formally applied to join the convention banning chemical arms, sending relevant documents.
"We will have to see, together with experts... what further actions to take so that this process is not delayed and is proceeding in accordance with the strict rules of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons," Lavrov said.