DHAKA: A Chinese frigate which will help escort Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons out of the country docked in Cyprus on Saturday as part of a delayed international mission.

The Yancheng, a missile frigate, will accompany a Norwegian-Danish convoy which is in international waters off Syria, waiting for the go-ahead from international watchdogs overseeing the removal of the chemical arsenal.

The Jerusalem Post publishes this report.

BDST: 1723 HRS, JAN 04, 2014
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor