S.Korea seeks to join OPCW inspection on Syria's chemical weapons SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it has sought to join an international body's inspection activities to remove chemical weapons in Syria. "The government recently delivered a list of our experts on chemical weapons to the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)," Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Tae-young told a press briefing. Cho noted that the country's experts would be dispatched if the OPCW makes a request, saying that it would be part of Seoul's efforts to contribute to international community's efforts to scrap chemical weapons. The spokesman denied local media reports that Seoul sought to join the international body's inspection to better understand the connection between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Syria on the chemical weapons segment. According to a government official cited by Yonhap News Agency, Seoul believed that its experts' participation in the OPCW's removal and verification activities in Syria would enhance its understanding of the DPRK's suspected chemical weapons possession. The DPRK was reportedly suspected of cooperating with Syria in the development of chemical weapons, with the report saying that Pyongyang was caught in 2009 shipping tens of thousands of anti- contamination clothing to Damascus. THE HAGUE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Destroying Syria's chemical weapons in another country could be "the most viable option," the chief of the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday.Full Story OPCW: Syria chemical weapons facilities destroyed BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says all declared chemical weapons facilities in Syria have now been destroyed. It comes a day before a key deadline under a UN-backed disarmament agreement.Full Story OPCW says Syria meets deadline to destroy chemical weapons factories THE HAGUE, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Syria has completed the destruction of all of its chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Thursday.Full Story