Moscow welcomes UN decision to probe use of chemical weapons in Syria - Gatilov

MOSCOW. March 21 (Interfax) - Moscow welcomes UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's decision to investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

"Our opinion of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's decision to conduct an investigation in connection with the use of chemical weapons outside Aleppo on March 19, is positive," Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told Interfax on Thursday.