Syrian President Bashar al-Assad To Make A State Visit To North Korea

Bashar al Assad and Kim Jong Un are set to meet, according to Pyongyang

BBC: Syria's President Assad 'to visit North Korea'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad plans to make a state visit to North Korea, the North's state news agency says.

It would be the first time North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hosted a head of state since assuming power in 2011.

He has undertaken a flurry of diplomatic activity recently, meeting China's president in May, and is expected to attend a summit with Donald Trump this month.

Syria, an ally of the North, has made no comment on the reported plan.

The two countries have been accused of co-operating on chemical weapons. But both nations deny the accusations.

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U.N. Report: North Korea Is Assisting Syria’s Chemical-Weapon Program

Seattle Times/New York Times: U.N. report links North Korea to Syria’s chemical-weapon program

In addition to supplies, North Korean missile technicians have also been spotted working at known chemical-weapons and missile facilities inside Syria, according to the U.N. report.

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea has been shipping supplies to the Syrian government that could be used in the production of chemical weapons, United Nations experts contend.

The evidence of a North Korean connection comes as the United States and other countries have accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons on civilians, including recent attacks on civilians in the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta using what appears to have been chlorine gas.

The supplies from North Korea include acid-resistant tiles, valves and thermometers, according to a report by U.N. investigators. North Korean missile technicians have also been spotted working at known chemical-weapons and missile facilities inside Syria, according to the report, which was written by a panel of experts who looked at North Korea’s compliance with U.N. sanctions.

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More News On The Claims From U.N. Experts That North Korea Is Assisting Syria’s Chemical-Weapon Program

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Britain May Join US Strikes Against Syria if Chemical Weapon Use Proven -- VOA