BEIJING, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Syria to immediately transfer chemical weapons to a safe place within the country for international destruction. Ban has also called to renew efforts to convene the Geneva Conference, as a political solution is "the only viable option."

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, said, "I’m considering urging the Security Council to demand the immediate transfer of Syria’s chemical weapons and chemical precursor stocks to places inside Syria where they can be safely stored and destroyed. I think that would be proper way for Syria to do, to agree to these proposals. Then I’m sure that the international community will have a very swift action to make sure these stocks, chemical weapon stocks, will be stored safely and will be destroyed. I do not have any doubt and worry about that. First and foremost Syria must agree positively to this."

(Source: CNTV.cn)