Dismantling of Syria’s chemical weapons halted

The OPCW’s effort to eliminate Syria’s chemical arsenal is stalled by Albania’s rejection of the American request to permit their destruction on its soil. The UN Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons has postponed the most complicated and important part of is project indefinitely. DEBKAfile: The OPCW must find a way to remove the entire 1,300 tonnes of chemical substances from Syria to a place where they can be burned in special ovens. Before Albania, Russian refused to provide this facility.