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KAMBARKA (Udmurtia), April 20
(Itar-Tass) --
Russia has disposed of 8,456 tonnes of especially dangerous chemical
agents. Twenty-eight kilograms of lewisite were disposed at the
Kambarka chemical disarmament facility in Udmurtia, and the last of
4,007 tonnes of air bombs was decontaminated in Maradykovo in the Kirov
region.
"Russia scrapped 456 tonnes more
chemical weapons
than it was planned by the federal program nine days before the
deadline," deputy head of the Federal Industry Agency Viktor Kholstov
said.
"The Russian Federation realizes that
there is
still a lot to be done before 2012. Another four disarmament facilities
will be built, and the remaining 32,000 tonnes of war gases will be
disposed. Our next target is the disposal of 45% of the overall
chemical weapons stock (18,000 tonnes) by December 31, 2009," he said.
Chemical disarmament facilities will
be developed
in the village of Shchuchye in the Kurgan region, the village of Pochep
in the Bryansk region, and the village of Kizner in Udmurtia. "That
would require coordinated efforts of all power bodies, officials and
experts. We also count on larger international assistance and
understanding of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons," Kholstov said.
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