Asaad al-Shibani asks for the support of the global chemical weapons watchdog to "end to this painful legacy".

Syria's foreign minister vowed on Wednesday to swiftly rid the country of chemical weapons remaining after the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad's government, and appealed to the international community for help.

Syria is set to attend a meeting of the international chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday for the first time in the country’s history.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he would take part in a meeting Wednesday of the international chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands, nearly three months after Bashar al-Assad's ouster.