The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to accusations by the representative of the French foreign ministry that allegedly Russia and Syria are hindering the arrival of the OPCW mission to the place of the alleged hematoca in the suburb of Damascus. Moscow called upon the countries that bombarded the SAR with missiles not to interfere in the work of international organizations, and recalled the militants in the Duma. As the director of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated, in her accusations "the position of the French Foreign Ministry is extremely surprising". "First, Russia advocated the speedy inspection of the OPCW. Secondly, not being the organizer of the trip, at the same time, the Russian side offered all assistance in order for it to take place. And the inspectors are already in the Duma ", - quotes our diplomat RT on Tuesday, April 17. She also noted that the inspectors earlier could not get into the suburbs of the Syrian capital because of the militants who are still there, "and the UN was concerned about additional security guarantees". "Fourth, it is unclear why the French Foreign Ministry speaks for the OPCW and the inspectors," Zakharova was surprised.. In her opinion, the mission members themselves could make a statement in case of problems.

"We call on the Western countries that participated in the not legitimate bombardment of Syria, stop manipulating public opinion and interfering in the work of international organizations," concluded the speaker of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Earlier today, the French Foreign Ministry said that Russia and Syria are denying OPCW staff access to the place allegedly of the chemists in the Duma.

Moreover, the French assumed that "the evidence and the main elements will disappear from the place that is completely controlled by the Russian and Syrian army," the Fifth Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.