Sigrid Kaag, head of the joint UN-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) mission charged with ridding the munitions from Syria, speaks to media reporters after briefing the UN Security Council on the mission's progress, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 8, 2014. Citing complexity, security and weather, Kaag said on Wednesday that while the operation has been delayed it is expected to meet its June deadline. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
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