UN votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons

The United Nations Security Council has voted in favour of a draft resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons.

The unanimous vote by the 15-member council ends weeks of intense diplomacy between Russia and the US. 

It breaks more than two years of UN deadlock over Syria, where fighting between government forces and rebels rages on.

Speaking after the vote in New York, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it was a "historic" decision.

Mr Ban also said an international peace conference on Syria is planned for mid-November

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the UN Security Council would be prepared to take punitive steps in the event of confirmed violations of the resolution.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore is also due to meet the UN Secretary General in New York before later addressing the 68th General Assembly.

Their talks are expected to focus on the ongoing conflict in Syria and the Middle East peace process as well as world poverty.

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