In April 2003, on behalf of the Arab Group, Syria proposed an initiative to the Security Council in New York to rid the Middle East region of weapons of mass destruction, above all nuclear weapons.
2003年4月，叙利亚代表阿拉伯国家集团在纽约向安全理事会提出了关于在中东地区消除大规模毁灭性武器、特别是消除一切核武器的倡议。