This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25755767

The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Syria chemical weapons: Security 'slows transport' Syria chemical weapons: Security 'slows transport'
(35 minutes later)
The UN body tasked with removing and destroying Syria's chemical arsenal says security concerns have slowed down the process.The UN body tasked with removing and destroying Syria's chemical arsenal says security concerns have slowed down the process.
Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said the amount of chemicals that had reached a Syrian port ready to leave the country was not that high. Ahmet Uzumcu, who heads the organisation, said the amount of chemicals that had reached the Syrian port of Latakia ready to leave the country was not that high.
But he said he was confident that the weapons would be destroyed by the end of June. But he expressed confidence the arms would be destroyed by the end of June.
The OPCW plans to speed up the process. There are plans to speed up the process.
Removing the most dangerous chemicals is the first step of a UN-backed deal to eliminate Syria's chemical arsenal.Removing the most dangerous chemicals is the first step of a UN-backed deal to eliminate Syria's chemical arsenal.
Mr Uzumcu said the delays were due to technical problems and the obvious difficulties of operating in a warzone. Mr Uzumcu, who leads the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), said the delays were due to technical problems and the obvious difficulties of operating in a warzone.
But he said additional measures had been put in place to help smooth the transportation.
He was speaking in Rome, where he sought to calm local concerns about plans for an as yet unnamed Italian port to play a part in the operation.
Denmark and Norway are providing cargo ships and military escorts to take the chemicals to the Italian port where the "most critical" chemical agents will be loaded onto a US Maritime Administration cargo ship, MV Cape Ray.
The plan is that the materials will then be destroyed by a process known as hydrolysis in international waters.
The Syrian authorities are responsible for packing and safely transporting the chemical weapons to Latakia.