UN inspectors' report expected in 3 weeks
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The Hague (dpa) - The report by the UN weapons inspectors over suspected use of poison gas in Syria is to be presented in three weeks at the latests, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said Saturday evening.
"Every effort will be made to speed the process," the OPCW said in a statement.
Nine experts from the OPCW and three from the World Health Organisation visited hospitals and interviewed doctors and possible victims in Syria. The inspectors also took samples from the ground and as well as from alleged victims.
A comment by an unidentified diplomat on Friday left the impression that the team's report would be finishered earlier. The diplomat was quoted as saying collected samples would be analyzed over a 10- to 14-day period.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Damascus would reject any "partial report" issued before the UN chemical weapons inspectors complete their mission and analysis of samples taken is finished.
