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<p>Good early progress was made toward putting both Syria's chemical weapons manufacturing
facilities and the weapons themselves beyond use. However, the programme has fallen
behind schedule and the regime has missed a number of interim deadlines, including
the 31 December target for the removal of priority I chemicals, and the 5 February
deadline for the removal of priority II material. It is the regime's responsibility
to comply with the timetable set out by the UN-Organisation for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons (OPCW). <br><br>The UN Secretary General, the OPCW Director General
and the coordinator of the OPCW-UN joint mission have assessed that Syria has all
the equipment it needs to ensure the expeditious removal of the chemicals concerned.
To date, approximately 54 percent of the declared chemical stockpile has been removed
from Syria. The regime must significantly accelerate the movement of the chemicals
to port to enable their removal if the 30 June deadline for the elimination of the
chemicals is to be achieved.</p>
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