Syria has begun supplying details of its chemical arsenal, the world’s chemical weapons watchdog said. Hours before a deadline for President Bashar Assad’s regime to provide details on its arsenal, the Hague-based group tasked with dismantling the arms said it has received an initial report. “The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has received an initial disclosure from the Syrian government of its chemical weapons program,” an OPCW statement said. Its Technical Secretariat is now examining the details, it said. A UN diplomat said the OPCW had received the Syrian declaration on 19 September. “It is quite lengthy,” he said. Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil, meanwhile, said Damascus wanted a cease-fire in the 30-month war. He said the war is now in stalemate.
SYRIA ‘SUBMITS’ CHEMICAL DETAILS TO WATCHDOG
Syria has begun supplying details of its chemical arsenal, the world’s chemical weapons watchdog said. Hours before a deadline for President Bashar Assad’s regime to provide details on its arsenal, the Hague-based group tasked with dismantling the arms said it has received an initial report.
