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Executive Council notes “increasing pace” in moving chemicals out of Syria
7 March 2014 - OPCW-UN Joint Mission verifies nearly 29% of total chemical stockpile has been removed The Executive Council concluded its 75th Session today with a consensus report that "positively noted" the progress that…
Syria submits revised proposal to OPCW for removal of chemicals
4 March 2014 - The Syrian Arab Republic has submitted to the OPCW a revised proposal that aims to complete the removal of all chemicals from Syria before the end of April 2014. The OPCW-UN Joint Mission also verified that two…
OPCW-UN Mission confirms removal of sulphur mustard stockpile from Syria
26 February 2014 - Statement of the Special Coordinator of the Joint Mission Ms. Sigrid KaagToday, a shipment of the Syrian Arab Republic’s stockpile of sulphur mustard, commonly known as “mustard gas” has left its territory…
OPCW awards contracts to two companies for destruction of Syrian chemicals and Effluents
14 February 2014 - Following a rigorous tendering process, the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, announced today that the OPCW has awarded contracts to the following two companies with respect to the Call for…
OPCW Director-General calls for new momentum in the removal of Syria's chemical weapons
10 February 2014 - The movement of the third consignment of chemicals from Syria took place today. The Director-General, while noting this movement and the recent destruction of 93 percent of the Isopropanol, has expressed…
Third shipment of chemical weapons leaves the Syrian port of Lattakia
10 February 2014 - A third shipment of chemical weapons material took place from the Syrian Arab Republic today. The material is on board a Norwegian cargo vessel accompanied by a naval escort from the People’s Republic of…
Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü : Need to “Pick Up Pace” In Removing Chemicals from Syria
31 January 2014 - In a meeting of the OPCW Executive Council yesterday, Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü briefed the Council on efforts underway to expedite the process of removing Syrian chemicals that have been identified for…
Special Coordinator of the OPCW- UN Joint Mission holds consultations in Doha
27 January 2014 - Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission, Sigrid Kaag visited Doha on 27 January 2014. She met with the Qatari Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiyah. Special…
Joint Mission facilitates dialogue to discuss environmental issues
27 January 2014 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission and the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) facilitated a dialogue on 16 January 2014 to discuss environmental issues related to the process of transportation of chemical materials from…
Further removal of chemical weapons materials from the Syrian Arab Republic
27 January 2014 - A further shipment of chemical weapons materials took place from the Syrian Arab Republic. The chemical materials were verified by Joint Mission personnel before being loaded in Lattakia port onto Danish and…