Damascus, October 31 (RHC)-- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says Syria has destroyed all its declared chemical weapons installations.  The international chemical weapons watchdog made the statement in a document obtained by Reuters and other news agencies on Thursday.
 
According to the document, Damascus has completed the destruction of equipment for producing chemical arms, meeting a deadline set for its disarmament program.  The statement reads: "The OPCW is satisfied it has verified, and seen destroyed, all declared critical production/mixing/filling equipment from all 23 sites."
 
A team of experts from the Hague-based OPCW and the United Nations is in Syria to implement a UN resolution on destroying the Syrian chemical arsenal.  The team has until November 1 to inspect the chemical weapons arsenal declared by the Syrian government and keep a tab on the destruction of the related facilities.