TODAY’S MESOP SYRIA INSIGHT

11-4-2014 – The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said time is running out for Syria to delivery its chemical weapons stockpile for destruction. The Syrian government has committed to transfer almost all of its remaining chemical weapons and precursors to the port of Latakia by April 13, and to make its final delivery by April 27. Only about 54 percent of the full chemical stockpile has been loaded onto the two Scandinavian freighters docked at the Syrian port. The U.S. ship, the Cape Ray, is awaiting its mission to neutralize 560 tons of Syria’s most dangerous chemical substances by a June 30 deadline. Meanwhile, Syrian opposition sources have reported a number of chemical attacks since January, however the OPCW said it has not been requested to investigate these new claims.