the floor to the distinguished representative of the united states. thank you mr president thank you as in me for your briefing the news out of syria this morning is following a troubling pattern there are reports of yet another chemical weapons attack on sunday victims of what appears to be chlorine gas or pouring into hospitals a few things have horrified my country and the world as much as the assad regime's use of chemical weapons against its people this council has been outspoken on ending syria's use of chemical weapons and yet they continue under the chemical weapons convention and the security council resolution two one one eight the assad regime's obligations are clear it must immediately stop using of chemical weapons it must address the gaps in consistencies in its chemical weapons convention declaration and it must destroy all of its remaining chemical weapons under the supervision of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons these are worthy goals these are...