UN Security Council Nears Vote on Syria Chemical Measure
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After weeks of negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, the United Nations Security Council set a vote tonight on a resolution requiring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to surrender all his chemical weapons.
An agreement yesterday on terms for the resolution unites international pressure against Assad, said a U.S. State Department official who described the accord as historic and unprecedented. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic talks.