| ID | 131609 |
| Title Proper | Removal of Syrian chemicals stalls |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Horner, Daniel |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The effort to destroy Syria's chemical weapons program made little visible progress in May as none of the chemical weapons materials remaining in Syria were shipped out of the country for destruction.
Also last month, a team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) investigating allegations of chlorine attacks in Syria had to turn back from the site it was investigating and return to Damascus after it came under assault.
Under a schedule set last November by the OPCW Executive Council, the highest-priority chemicals among Syria's declared stockpile of 1,300 metric tons were to be shipped out of the country by Dec. 31 for destruction elsewhere. Most lower-priority materials were to be out by Feb. 5, and Syria was to destroy the rest of the material domestically |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.5; June 2014: p.20-21 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.5; June 2014: p.20-21 |
| Key Words | Syria ; Syrian Chemical Weapons ; Arms Control ; Chemical and Biological Weapons - CBW ; International Organization - IO ; International Cooperation - IC ; Disarmament ; Weapons ; International Standard ; Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - OPCW ; Chlorine Attack ; Investigating Allegations ; Chemical Weapons ; International Surveillance ; Arms Investigations ; Arms Security ; Regional Cooperation |