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Sun, 13 Oct, 2013 02:20:00 AM FTimes Report, October 13  File Picture of an image grab taken from Syrian television shows an inspector from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at work at an undisclosed location in Syria on October 8, 2013. The UN Security Council endorsed a Russian-US disarmament plan for Syria last month, after a chemical weapons attack near Damascus on August 21, in which hundreds died. Photo - AFP/Lehtikuva The President of the Republic and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Friday discussed measures taken by the international community to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.
The Cabinet Committee condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 and the decision taken by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), according to a press release of the government communications department.
These decisions have launched a mission on the dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons capabilities. Finland prepares to provide EUR 250,000 in support to OPCW's Syria trust fund, said the release.
As necessary, Finland can offer two experts to the OPCW-UN joint mission. When more detailed plans of the mission are made by the OPCW and the UN, it is possible to consider offering more experts and other assistance, the meeting observed.
The meeting discussed Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO) and Finland's current NORDEFCO chairmanship.
Finland's objectives as the NORDEFCO chairman in 2013 are to develop Nordic defence cooperation, discuss the future of this cooperation and highlight Nordic perspectives in security policy debates.
In addition, the committee also discussed the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace to be organised in the Republic of Korea on 17-18 October 2013. Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja will participate in the conference.
The committee addressed the issue of providing information to Parliament on the long-term challenges of Finland's defence, said the release.
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