#US volunteers to destroy Syrian #chemical_weapons at sea
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Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator of the joint mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations, overseeing the destruction of #syria’s chemical stockpiles and production facilities, gives a press conference in Damascus on November 30, 2013. "(Photo: AFP - Louai Beshara)
The United States has offered to destroy Syrian chemicals on a US ship, the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Saturday, and is looking for a suitable Mediterranean port where processing can be carried out. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been under pressure to find an alternative plan for the destruction of Syria’s poison gas arsenal after Albania backed out of hosting the work. read (...)
