Albania confirms US demand on Syria chemical weapon destruction

[YahooNews]

Albania confirmed Thursday it was asked by the US to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal on its soil, as protesters gathered outside the parliament in Tirana to demonstrate against any such plans. "We were contacted by the United States, but no decision has been made yet," parliamentary speaker Ilir Meta said late Thursday in an interview to Top Channel television. "I do not think that Albania has the capacity, even other much bigger and more developed countries do not accept to do it," he added. Earlier in the day the activists pleaded with the Albanian government to resist any requests from foreign governments to help eliminate Syrian weapons in Albania, chanting "No to chemical arms."