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<p>The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) notified Syria
on 10 April of its intention to deploy its Fact-Finding Mission to Douma. The team
arrived in Damascus on 14 April, following an invitation from Syria which was supported
by Russia, but their deployment to Douma was delayed for a week until 21 April. The
Director General of the OPCW reported that they had been prevented from deploying
to Douma by Russia and Syria, who cited security concerns. Russia instead offered
to bring witnesses to Damascus, but the OPCW rightly insisted on access to Douma itself,
which was later granted.</p>
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