Third chemical arms shipment leaves Syria
Source: AFP
Damascus — A third shipment of chemical weapons material left Syria on Monday under a deal to rid the country of its arsenal by mid-2014, the mission overseeing the operation said.
The joint United Nations-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) mission did not give details about the shipment but said it left on a Norwegian cargo vessel, escorted by ships from four countries.
"The Joint Mission confirms that in-country destruction of some chemical materials has taken place alongside the removal of chemical weapons material, and welcomes progress to date," it said in a statement.
"The Syrian Arab Republic is encouraged to expedite systematic, predictable and high-volume movements to complete the safe removal of chemical materials," it added.
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