Destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. Significant effort needed!
(B2) A third transfer of a shipment of Syrian chemicals took place on Monday (February 10). This fact added to Syria's recent destruction of 93% of its Isopropanol” has been praised by the International Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
New momentum but significant effort needed
The Director General of the organization, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü expressed, in a press release, " the hope that these activities would generate new momentum ". And to add: A significant effort is needed to ensure the transfer out of Syria of the chemical substances that are still there, in application of the obligations incumbent on the Syrian Arab Republic under the decisions of the OPCW Executive Committee and resolution 2118. of the UN Security Council ».