MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has no current plans to destroy Syrian chemical weapons on its own territory under a Russia-U.S. deal to eliminate President Bashar al-Assad's stockpiles, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday. Asked whether Russia had plans to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stock on its own soil, Shoigu told the Interfax news agency, "No. A decision needs to be taken for this." He added, however, that Russia has factories that can handle chemical arms disposal. (Reporting by Alissa de Carbonnel, Writing by Thomas Grove; Editing by Steve Gutterman)
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September 19th, 2013
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