Destorying chemical weapons did not mean the end of Syria conflict

 

By Effie

                 Destorying chemical weapons did not mean the end of Syria conflict

According to the Joint Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the government of the Syrian Arab Republic has destroyed all the chemical weapons production and mixing/filling equipment on October 31, meeting the deadline set by the OPCW.

  The Joint OPCW-UN Mission has inspected 21 of the 23 sites in Syria, Due to safety and security concerns, there are two sites remained not to visited. But Syria declared that those sites are abandoned and they moved those chemical weapons to other declared sites, which were inspected.
Syria is believed to possess more than 1,000 tonnes of chemical agents and and 290 tonnes of chemical weapons. Now, the Joint OPCW-UN Mission is satisfied with what Syria has done. November 15 will be the next landmark of the mission, by which time the Executive Council must approve a detailed plan of destruction submitted by Syria to eliminate its stockpile of chemical weapons.

During two-and-a-half years, more than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria conflict. For different interests, a flow of various foreign forces into Syria, which made the situation more complicated.Threatened by US military action, the Syrian government agreed to join the OPCW and give up all its chemical weapons in September. Though Syria completed the mission, the war is not over. The UN and Arab League special envoy to Syria has told the BBC he is not sure the country's peace talks will take place as planned in three weeks' time. The destruction only gives Syria the chance to regain its reputation. It means that Syria conflict will last, and peace will take a lone time to be restored in this country.


Resource:
1.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24754460
2.http://www.opcw.org/news/article/syria-completes-destruction-activities-to-render-inoperable-chemical-weapons-production-facilities-a/