"There's an alarming situation regarding the issue of chemical disarmament.

First of all, this is in connection with the actions of a number of Western states accusing the Syrian authorities with more and more unsubstantiated allegations of using banned chemical agents.

We warn [the West] against new strikes on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic under another staged pretext," Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said at a UN Security Council session held on Wednesday.

He also mentioned possible provocations with the use of biological weapons, noting that constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington is needed in order to strengthen the non-proliferation regime.

Lavrov stressed that the Syrian government has already fulfilled its obligations and disposed of all its chemical weapons as agreed by Russia and the US in 2013 and it has been verified by the UN Security Council and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons.