Russian equipment to move Syrian chemical weapons arrives

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that the vehicles needed to move Syrian chemical weapons at Latakia Port had arrived, Interfax reports.75 vehicles and staff arrived in Syria on December 18-20. The chemical weapons will be transported to a US ship and destroyed in mid-2014, according to plans of the OPCW.

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that the vehicles needed to move Syrian chemical weapons at Latakia Port had arrived, Interfax reports.

75 vehicles and staff arrived in Syria on December 18-20. The chemical weapons will be transported to a US ship and destroyed in mid-2014, according to plans of the OPCW.