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MIRAI FUKUSHIMA

What happened in Syria?

Chemical Weapons

8/21 , 2013 in Ghouta (Syria)→Government use

Chemical Weapons

Include SARIN

Effect : more than 1,000 people died

America and Britain

1) Britain

PM David Cameron = planed to intervene

Majority of oppositions

● Syria really used CW ?

● begin war like the US & Iraq ?

They concern :

America & Britain

2) America

The President Obama = decided to intervene

More than people

“American intervention is somewhat effective”

+ concern about effect on innocent Syrian people

50%

The Nobel Peace Prize1) What is OPCW?

1997 : the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was made

OPCW = the implementing body

→ Organization of the Organization for the Prohibition of chemical Weapons

● Destroy all CWs

● Monitor CWs industry

The Nobel Peace Prize

189 countries are member state

Japan = ratified on 15 Sep, 1995

On 11 Oct, 2013

joined to OPCW countries

(N.Korea or some are non-signatories)

Syria 190

The Nobel Peace Prize

2) Why OPCW is winner

OPCW’s extensive work (eliminating CWs) = praised

Syrian attack

= the first time to work in war zones

"Recent events in Syria have underlined the need to enhance the efforts to do away with weapons."

Bashar al-Assad must leave or not

Geneva 2

On 23, 24 November, 2013 (Plan)

● Syrian government officials & opposition group● be broker an end to the civil war

The question of Geneva 1 (in 2012)

Geneva 2

get the chance to have a new beginning - can choose their new future leadershipget the chance to have a new beginning

- can choose their new future leadership

If Bashar al-Assad resigns…

get the chance to have a new beginning - can choose their new future leadership

Syrian people - can get a new beginning - can choose new leader

Since 2000, he is the president

‘The worst of the worst dictator’

DICTATOR

chosen

Discussion Question

1)What will happen if America intervene into Syria ?

→ impact on Syria ?

2)How should OPCW take action to destroy all CWs ?

→ How about us ?

3) How should Syria be changed ? → Bashar must resign ?