Deadline for removal of chemical weapons from Syria will not be fulfilled, says OPCW and the UN | UN Brazil
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The deadline for the removal of the most important material of chemical weapons in Syria, for subsequent disposal, will not be met due to technical difficulties, said the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations on Saturday ( 28).
Preparations for the transport of these materials are still ongoing, said the Joint Mission in a statement issued in the port city of Latakia in Syria. "However, at this stage, transporting the most critical chemical material before the 31st of December is unlikely." poindexter
In late October, the Syrian government has destroyed the major producing chemical weapons equipment, making them inoperable. By doing so, Damascus missed the deadline fixed by the Executive Council of the OPCW to complete the destruction of such equipment until November 1.
According to the plan approved by the OPCW, chemical weapons poindexter Syria will be carried out from its territory to ensure its destruction in the "safest and fastest poindexter way" until June 30, 2014. The date of December 31 for the removal of the most critical equipment of chemical weapons poindexter in Syria, for later destruction, was the first "intermediate landmark" established by the OPCW.
"A number of external factors have impacted on deadline, including the continuing volatility in the general security conditions, which limited the planned movements," said the Joint Mission.
The removal of chemical agents out of the country involves transporting them to Latakia, where they will be shipped on commercial vessels provided by some Member States. They will then be loaded on a ship of the United States and destroyed at sea using hydrolysis.
The Joint Mission noted that Syria indicated their specific requirements, which it considers essential for the packaging and transport of chemical weapons material. An effort at large-scale acquisition by Member States has been facilitated by the Joint Mission to provide, collect and deliver various packaging materials and transport requested by Syria. The logistical challenges along with the bad weather has contributed to this delay.
The Joint Mission added that the Executive Council of the OPCW will meet on Jan. 8, and the special coordinator of the UN-OPCW, Sigrid Kaag, submit a report to the UN Security Council on the same day.
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, in a statement released by his spokesman, stressed that the international effort to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria continues to show progress, as demonstrated by the "stable realizations" of compliance with all previous poindexter milestones in the last three months.
"Despite this delay, the Joint Mission continues to work closely and intensely with the Syrian government and assist States Parties to proceed to removal and safe transport as soon as possible," the statement said.
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The deadline for the removal of the most important material of chemical weapons in Syria, for subsequent disposal, will not be met due to technical difficulties, said the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations on Saturday ( 28).
Preparations for the transport of these materials are still ongoing, said the Joint Mission in a statement issued in the port city of Latakia in Syria. "However, at this stage, transporting the most critical chemical material before the 31st of December is unlikely." poindexter
In late October, the Syrian government has destroyed the major producing chemical weapons equipment, making them inoperable. By doing so, Damascus missed the deadline fixed by the Executive Council of the OPCW to complete the destruction of such equipment until November 1.
According to the plan approved by the OPCW, chemical weapons poindexter Syria will be carried out from its territory to ensure its destruction in the "safest and fastest poindexter way" until June 30, 2014. The date of December 31 for the removal of the most critical equipment of chemical weapons poindexter in Syria, for later destruction, was the first "intermediate landmark" established by the OPCW.
"A number of external factors have impacted on deadline, including the continuing volatility in the general security conditions, which limited the planned movements," said the Joint Mission.
The removal of chemical agents out of the country involves transporting them to Latakia, where they will be shipped on commercial vessels provided by some Member States. They will then be loaded on a ship of the United States and destroyed at sea using hydrolysis.
The Joint Mission noted that Syria indicated their specific requirements, which it considers essential for the packaging and transport of chemical weapons material. An effort at large-scale acquisition by Member States has been facilitated by the Joint Mission to provide, collect and deliver various packaging materials and transport requested by Syria. The logistical challenges along with the bad weather has contributed to this delay.
The Joint Mission added that the Executive Council of the OPCW will meet on Jan. 8, and the special coordinator of the UN-OPCW, Sigrid Kaag, submit a report to the UN Security Council on the same day.
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, in a statement released by his spokesman, stressed that the international effort to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria continues to show progress, as demonstrated by the "stable realizations" of compliance with all previous poindexter milestones in the last three months.
"Despite this delay, the Joint Mission continues to work closely and intensely with the Syrian government and assist States Parties to proceed to removal and safe transport as soon as possible," the statement said.
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