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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 The global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday reinstated Syria’s<\/a> voting rights at the body, rewarding Damascus for \u201cconstructive engagement\u201d with the organization and a willingness to destroy previously hidden stockpiles of toxic munitions.<\/p>\n

The decision by the executive council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons underscores a new era of cooperation since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad<\/a> in 2024, and comes five years after Syria\u2019s voting rights were suspended<\/a> as a punishment for the repeated use of toxic gas by Damascus. It was the first time a member state had been hit with such a sanction.<\/p>\n

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