US to aid in destruction of Syrian chemical weapons

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), announced today that the US was prepared to help destroy lethal parts of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.

The OPCW director-general, Ahmet Uzumucu, explained at the Hague, that the U.S government will contribute “a destruction technology, full operational support and financing” in attempts to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.

According to Uzumucu, the weapons and chemicals will be destroyed on military vessels in Syrian waters.

The OPCW outlined that US naval vessels were undergoing modifications to support the destruction operations.

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