[RED DEMOCRATICA] First chemical-weapons shipment moves out of Syria

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN agencies, others launch $1 billion appeal for Syrian children Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   January 8, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story First chemical-weapons shipment moves out of Syria A Danish cargo ship has picked up the first shipment of chemical weapons from the Syrian port of Latakia, the United Nations and Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons say. "I encourage the Syrian government to maintain the momentum to remove the remaining priority chemicals, in a safe and timely manner, so that they can be destroyed outside of Syria as quickly as possible," OPCW Director-General Mehmet Uzumcu says. 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