OPCW: chemical arms exportation from Syria to end by Apr 27
MOSCOW. April 15 (Interfax) - The exportation of chemical weapons from Syria is due to end by April 27, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu said in an interview with television station Rossiya 24 that the Syrian government had accepted April 27 as the exportation deadline.
Uzumcu said they had to extend the program a bit but the Syrian government had taken full control of the facilities storing chemical weapons and the OPCW was glad to say there was no unauthorized access to those depots. He also said they expected further safe transportation of chemical weapons out of Syria.
Uzumcu is visiting Russia. He met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday.
