United Nations, New York, 27 January 2013 - The Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations says that a further shipment of chemical weapons materials from Syria has taken place today.
The chemical weapons were verified by Joint Mission personnel before being loaded in Lattakia port onto Danish and Norwegian cargo vessels for onward transportation.
The vessels were accompanied by a naval escort provided by the People's Republic of China, Denmark, Norway and the Russian Federation.
The Joint Mission looks forward to the Syrian Arab Republic continuing its efforts to complete the removal of its chemical weapons materials in a safe, secure and timely manner.
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