The Syrian foreign ministry on Tuesday warned the EU against using frozen Damascus assets to finance the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal, a mission led by world bodies.
The White House said on Wednesday that it was not concerned about a program to eliminate Syria's stockpiled chemical weapons falling apart as a result of slow progress in Damascus's removal of the deadly agents.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday said he has expressed concern to the Syrian government of its "now behind schedule" elimination of chemical weapon and said it was "imperative" Damascus "intensify its efforts."
Russian warships had been taking an active part in removing chemical weapons from Syria, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday.
A first shipment of chemical materials was moved from Syria on Tuesday, which initiated the process of transferring chemical weapons from the country to locations outside its territory for destruction, said the joint mission overseeing the disarmament.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday welcomed the progress made in the process of removing Syria's most critical chemical weapons material outside of the country.
The joint team of the United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Thursday it "concludes that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic."
The plan for the destruction of all Syrian chemical stockpiles outside the country will be released on Dec. 17, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed Slovakia's interest in helping destroy the chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria.
The main Albanian opposition Democratic Party (DP) Chair Lulzim Basha said Thursday he was against bringing Syria's chemical weapons in Albania.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday that his country has yet to decide on whether to destroy chemical weapons from Syria on its soil amid strong protests from environmental groups.
The head of the Joint Mission on Tuesday said that the progress of the mission's progress in the destruction of Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons was made due to "quick and construction collaboration" from Damascus.
A UN fact-finding group is expected to present its final report on Syria's chemical weapons in early December as a number of samples from Syria are still being studied in designated laboratories, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said here Thursday.
Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it was alarmed by reports about new cases concerning the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday refused categorically any entry of Syria's chemical weapons or chemical wastes to the country for disposal.
International chemical weapon inspectors have completed verification activities at 21 of Syria's 23 declared chemical weapon sites, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said in a statement Monday.
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