SYRIA HAS PASSED EVIDENCE TO THE UN THAT IT DID NOT USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS

13:45 GMT: Damascus has handed over proof to UN inspectors that Assad’s regime did not deploy chemical weapons, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mikdad told reporters Wednesday.

“Syrian government forces have never used chemical weapons – such claims are just a pretext. We have proof of this, which we passed to the inspectors of the UN commission,” Al-Mikdad said.

[source : Syria 'chemical weapons' crisis: LIVE UPDATES, RT, http://rt.com/news/syria-crisis-live-updates-047/, 28th August 2013]