[RED DEMOCRATICA] Final 2 Syria chemical-weapons sites are in conflict zones

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Envoy: Efforts to weaken M23 rebels in DR Congo are working Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   October 29, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Final 2 Syria chemical-weapons sites are in conflict zones The United Nations-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team has visited 21 chemical-weapons sites in Syria, but two sites remain and both are in conflict areas. OPCW's Ahmet Uzumcu told the Security Council on Monday that Syria provided information on 41 chemical-weapons facilities located at the 23 sites, with the team confirming information at 37 of the facilities. 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