The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it will send a second team of inspectors to bolster its ambitious program to destroy Syria's arsenal.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "will deploy a second team of inspectors for the mission in Syria," it said in a statement.
"That will augment the advance team of OPCW experts, who have been in Syria since 1 October conducting verification and destruction activities," it said, without providing further details on the new inspectors.
The OPCW, which has until mid-2014 to complete the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal under the terms of a Russia-US-brokered agreement, is holding a regular meeting of its Executive Council this week.
The organization’s Director General Ahmet Uzumcu briefed diplomats at the meeting on progress made so far in Syria. He is due to hold a press conference near OPCW headquarters in The Hague on Wednesday.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "will deploy a second team of inspectors for the mission in Syria," it said in a statement.
"That will augment the advance team of OPCW experts, who have been in Syria since 1 October conducting verification and destruction activities," it said, without providing further details on the new inspectors.
The OPCW, which has until mid-2014 to complete the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal under the terms of a Russia-US-brokered agreement, is holding a regular meeting of its Executive Council this week.
The organization’s Director General Ahmet Uzumcu briefed diplomats at the meeting on progress made so far in Syria. He is due to hold a press conference near OPCW headquarters in The Hague on Wednesday.
