The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Monday that Syria's government was being "cooperative" in the operation to destroy the country's arsenal of the banned weapons

In a statement posted on its website, the OPCW said an advance team that accompanied inspectors to Damascus last Tuesday was returning to the Hague after meetings with Syrian authorities.

"Discussions were held with the Syrian authorities on the disclosure which Syria earlier provided to the OPCW on its chemical weapons program," the statement said.

"The discussions were constructive and the Syrian authorities were cooperative."