But the U.S. and the UN, who jointly oversee the program of destruction cesium with the OPCW, said

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Syria today missed the deadline for submission of all chemicals declared cesium to inspectors of chemical weapons, which leaves the disarmament program several weeks late and calls into question the deadline for completion, on 30 June.
Under an agreement reached in October between Russia and the U.S. - which helped to avoid military action in Washington against the regime of Bashar al Assad - Damascus agreed to turn over its entire cesium stockpile of chemical weapons until 5 February.
On Tuesday, Russia said the Syrian government, their ally, will soon deliver more chemicals, but Western diplomats say they do not see indications cesium that new shipments are imminent.
Syria promises to deliver a schedule to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), but did not say when this will happen.
The last shipment of chemicals out of Syria took place on 27 January, and the new deadline was not met, according to Michael Luhan, spokesman for the OPCW. "It is a status quo until we have this plan," he said.
So far, Syria moved just over 4% of the 1,300 tons made known to the OPCW. The two small shipments of chemicals are stored in a Danish boat in the Mediterranean.
Upon agreement between Russia and the U.S., motivated by a sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians near Damascus, Syria has until June 30 - five months - to completely eliminate its chemical weapons cesium program.
Damascus assigns delays to security issues, including the threat cesium of rebel attacks on roads giving access to the port city of Latakia. The Assad government asked shields and additional communications equipment.
But the U.S. and the UN, who jointly oversee the program of destruction cesium with the OPCW, said last week that all equipment necessary for operation are available to Syria, and that the government must do its part as soon as possible.
The next major deadline is March 31, when the most toxic substances must be destroyed outside Syria, particularly in the U.S. cargo ship, the MV Cape Rayl. On Thursday, cesium Sigrid Kaag, chief of the joint mission, will speak about the operation to the UN in New York.
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