UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Special Coordinator of the UN-OPCW Joint Mission Sigrid Kaag told reporters that “one third of the Syria’s chemical weapons materials has been removed or destroyed", adding that the end of June deadline for the total destruction or removal of its chemical arsenal was still achievable. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:02
• Production Date: 5 March 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS - OPCW
• Subject Topical: CHEMICAL WEAPONS; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: U140305b

Description

STORY: UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS
TRT: 1.02
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 5 MARCH 2014, NEW YORK CITY – FILE

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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations building

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2. Wide shot, Sigrid Kaag walks to the stakeout position

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3. Close up, camera

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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the joint mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):
“The Mission has concluded now that one third of the Syria’s chemical weapons materials has been removed or destroyed and of course the statistics will change as we proceed. The next few days we expect to reach 40 or 41 percent.”

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5. Close up, notepad

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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the joint mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):
“We look forward to see continuous progress, but it remains hard work, a lot of dedication and of course continued commitment to implementation. This has been assured by the authorities at the highest level that this will continue. And the month of March, as I informed the Security Council, is the critical month to look at continued progress towards the overall deadline.”

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5. Close up, reporter typing mobile phone
7. Close up, camera

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8. Wide shot, Sigrid Kaag walks away

Storyline

Speaking today (5 Mar) to the press at UN Headquarters in New York following her briefing to the Security Council, Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the UN-OPCW Joint Mission, said that “one third of the Syria’s chemical weapons materials has been removed or destroyed.”

She added that during the next few days it is expected to reach over 40 per cent of the removal and destruction combined of those chemicals materials.

Kaag stressed that the end of June deadline for the total destruction or removal of Syria's chemical arsenal was still achievable.

She said “we look forward to see continuous progress, but it remains hard work, a lot of dedication and of course continued commitment for implementation. This has been assured by the authorities at the highest level that this will continue.”

She added that “the month of March is the critical month to look at continued progress towards the overall deadline.”