Global watchdog postpones meeting on Syrian chemical weapons

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has postponed a meeting to discuss the recent Russia-US plan to destroy Syria’s chemical arsenal. The news comes as Damascus handed over an inventory of its stockpiles in line with the joint proposal, Russia Today reports Friday night.

The body has also said it would announce a new date and time for the meeting “as soon as possible.”

A draft text to be discussed at the meeting had yet to be agreed upon by Moscow and Washington. The Hague-based OPCW has already postponed the meeting several times over the past week, the TV channel cites diplomatic sources as saying.