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Obama: Russia proposal for Syria 'positive development' -- if it's real

 

By Catherine E. Shoichet and Jamie Crawford, CNN

updated 7:03 PM EDT, Mon September 9, 2013

(CNN) -- A new possibility for a diplomatic solution in the standoff between Syria and the United States surfaced unexpectedly Monday as the war-torn country said it supported a proposal to hand over control of its chemical weapons.

But a key question loomed: Is that a viable option or simply a stall tactic as President Bashar al-Assad's government tries to stave off U.S. military action?

"It's certainly a positive development when the Russians and Syrians both make gestures towards dealing with these chemical weapons," President Barack Obama told CNN's Wolf Blitzer Monday.

 

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