The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons began on 14 September 2013 after Syria entered into several international agreements which called for the elimination of Syria's chemical weapon stockpiles
Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry at the final negotiating session on 14 September
HMS Diamond escorts MV Ark Futura (top) transporting chemicals from Syria, Feb 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 12 September, at beginning of Syrian chemical weapons talks
Headquarters of the OPCW in The Hague
Syria's chemical weapons program began in the 1970s with weapons and training from Egypt and the Soviet Union, with production of chemical weapons in Syria beginning in the mid-1980s. Syria's chemical
Tirana's Boulevard looking southward