14 Nov 2013 13:14

Lavrov: Destruction of Syrian chemical weapons proceeding actively

CAIRO. Nov 14 (Interfax) - Moscow is satisfied with how the destruction of the Syrian chemical weapons is proceeding, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Speaking at a press conference in Cairo on Thursday, the Russian minister stressed that Russia and Egypt have "a common positive assesssment about the ongoing work on destroying Syria's chemical weapons."

"This work is proceeding actively and without any setbacks," he said.

The Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is to consider a phased plan of Syria's chemical demilitarization submitted by Damascus on Friday.