UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Peru on Wednesday condemned the use of chemical weapons in the war-torn Syria, calling for "a peaceful, negotiated solution" to the Syria crisis, which has reportedly killed more than 100,000 people over the past two and a half years.
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala made the remarks while speaking at the general debate of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, which entered its second day here Wednesday.
"Peru condemns the use of chemical weapons, a fact that is unacceptable from every point of view," the president said. "It is an affront to humanity and a clear violation to international law. "
A UN fact-finding team, after collecting and analyzing samples from the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian capital, confirmed that chemical weapons were used on Aug. 21 in the Syrian conflict. However, the UN inspectors did not disclose who used them.
Syria delivered a complete statement of its chemical weapons inventory to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Saturday, meeting the deadline set by the Russia-U.S. deal to place the weapons stockpile under international control to avert a U.S. military strike.
"Regarding the tragedy of the Syrian people, we express our solidarity with that nation," Humala said.
"The Syrian people deserve an immediate solution to the bloody conflict," he said, urging all parties involved to find a peaceful and negotiated solution with respect for the mechanisms of dispute settlement.
"We also call upon the UN Security Council to uphold its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security," he said.
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