BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- The Canadian government has announced a voluntary contribution of CAD 10 million (about 6.6 million euro) to the Trust Fund of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for destroying Syrian chemical weapons.
The contribution will add to 13 million euro that OPCW Member States have already provided to the Trust Fund to date, with more than 21 million euro in additional pledges, said the OPCW in a press release at the Hague Friday night.
"I wish to thank Canada for its generosity and solidarity," said the OPCW Director-General Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu.
"Such cooperation, by all the Member States and organizations contributing to the Trust Fund, is vital if we are to achieve the ambitious target of eliminating Syria's chemical weapons programme by mid-2014," he added. (end) nk.bs KUNA 242317 Jan 14NNNN