After recalling United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1540 , 2042 and 2043 , the resolution reaffirmed the Security Council ′ s " strong commitment to the sovereignty , independence and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic " , reaffirmed " that the proliferation of chemical weapons , as well as their means of delivery , constitutes a threat to international peace and security " , recalled that Syria had on 22 November 1968 acceded to the 1925 Geneva Protocol , condemned " any use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic , in particular the attack on 21 August 2013 , in violation of international law " , and bound Syria to the implementation plan presented in a decision of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) : Syria had until 30 June 2014 to complete the destruction of its chemical weapons
attack on 21 August 2013
Ghouta chemical attack
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118