Countries attending the Paris Summit are working to have a weapon of mass destruction free zone
Lebanon's recently elected President, Michel Suleiman (R) meets with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon during the Mediterranean Summit in Paris on July 13, 2008. Forty-three nations from the Mediterranean, including Israel and Arab States, are attending the summit; one of the major topics being discussed is to create a weapon of mass destruction free zone in the Mediterranean. (UPI Photo/Dalati & Nohra)
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All parties to the conflict in Nigeria are called on to do their utmost to ensure international laws are respected, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday his government would do what it could to advance efforts to investigate claims of chemical weapons in Syria.
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