UN Complains about Syria’s ‘Procrastination’ in Eliminating its Chemical Program

Washington accuses President Bashar al-Assad's regime of “insulting” the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and says it is fully supported by Russia. (Sputnik - Reuters)

The High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, complained about the Syrian authorities’ procrastination in responding to requests by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat to complete the elimination of its chemical weapons program.

She made her remarks on Monday while briefing the UN Security Council on the progress in the implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons program.