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Syria cooperating with chemical weapons destruction: Officials

The head of the Hague-based global chemical weapons watchdog said on Wednesday that Syrian officials had been "quite cooperative" in the early stages of the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal

FP Archives|Oct 09, 2013, 18:06:45 IST

The Hague: The head of the Hague-based global chemical weapons watchdog said on Wednesday that Syrian officials had been "quite cooperative" in the early stages of the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.[caption id="attachment_1162511" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. Reuters[/caption]Ahmet Uzumcu, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said that international experts aimed to visit 20 sites in the coming days and weeks, and described their mission to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014 as "realistic" if they had international support.Reuters

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India rejects Pakistan's 'baseless' claims at Asean, says Indus Waters Treaty to remain on hold

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Indian trucker arrested in US over alleged theft of $3 million worth of tungsten powder

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Austria turns Hitler’s birthplace into a police station 81 years after his death: 5 things to know

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