Syria should complete the shipment of its chemical weapons out of the country by 1st March, the Russian government has said.
Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said the authorities in Damascus were planning to ship a huge cache of weapons this month, weeks behind schedule.
According to the BBC, Russia and the US have led the international efforts to secure a political solution to the three-year conflict in Syria and to rid the country of its chemical weapons.
So far, only around 30 tonnes out of 1,300 of the 'priority one' chemicals and roughly the same percentage of 'priority two' chemicals have been removed.
The removal of priority one chemicals was due for completion by 31 December, while the deadline for the shipment of priority two material is Wednesday, the report said.
The Syrian government has attributed the delays to security concerns and logistical issues.
