"Russia's proposal for a joint, UK/Russian investigation into the Salisbury incident is perverse. It is a diversionary tactic, and yet more disinformation designed to evade the questions the Russian authorities must answer," the delegation said in a tweet.
READ MORE: Top German CDU Politician Lambasts Britain for Lack of Evidence in Skripal Case
Meanwhile, the European Union has expressed its concerned that Russia was considering rejecting the findings of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Salisbury case, and has called on Moscow to cooperate with the organization, Bulgarian permanent representative to the OPCW Krassimir Kostov said Friday on behalf of the European Union.
Kostov called on Russia to respond to UK questions on the issue, stressing that "it is imperative that the Russian Federation responds to the British Government’s legitimate questions, begins to co-operate with the OPCW Secretariat, and provides full and complete disclosure to the OPCW of any programme with relevance to the case."
The closed-door OPCW Executive Council's meeting started Wednesday morning after Russia proposed to hold an extraordinary session over poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter on the British soil. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian proposal is aimed at achieving a "frank conversation" and establishing the truth in the Skripal case.
READ MORE: Skripal Crisis: Spain Unable to Act as Independent State Due to EU – Journalist
Moscow has repeatedly offered London assistance in the probe into Skripal's poisoning, however, the UK has rejected the proposals. In addition, Russia did not get access to documents connected with the investigation and to the samples of the substance used to poison the Skripals, despite the fact that Yulia Skripal is a Russion national.
