#OPCW fails to reach agreement on #syria #chemical_weapons delay
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The executive council of the Hague-based watchdog tasked with destroying Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal failed Friday to reach agreement on what to do about Damascus’s delays, because of divisions between Syria’s allies and the West. Different sources close to the talks at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said China, Iran and Russia wanted flexibility over the timetable, but the United States and the European Union insisted on being strict. So far, just 11 percent of Syria’s 1,200 tons of dangerous chemicals have been taken out of the country. read more