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Sat, 12 Apr, 2014 12:08:28 AM FTimes Report, April 12  An image grab taken from Syrian television on October 19, 2013 shows an inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at work at an undisclosed location in Syria. Chemical inspectors have checked 14 out of more than 20 sites in Syria, the world's chemical weapons watchdog said October 18, 2013, as a top UN official appointed to lead the mission headed for The Hague. Photo - AFP / Lehtikuva. Finland will participate in the multinational mission in the Mediterranean Sea with a ship inspection division consisting of a maximum of 20 soldiers to neutralise dangerous chemicals connected with Syria's chemical weapons programme, said a government press release on Friday.
According to the press release, the division will support the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations (UN) in their Joint Mission to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons.
The Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy after discussing the matter with the President of the Republic yesterday outlined that Finland will participate in the multinational mission in the Mediterranean Sea with a ship inspection division, the press release added.
The Finnish division will participate in the maritime protection of the US navy vessel Cape Ray, which will carry out the neutralization of chemical weapons. The US navy vessel will neutralise the most dangerous chemicals connected with Syria's chemical weapons programme.
File Picture of an image grab taken from Syrian television shows an inspector from the Organization 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 operation will take place in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Finland will deploy the ship inspection division for a maximum period of six months.
Finland has previously sent a protection division consisting of around 10 soldiers to the Danish-Norwegian maritime transport operation supporting the OPWC-UN Joint Mission.
The division is responsible for ensuring the safety of the maritime transport of chemical weapons in the Mediterranean.
The President of the Republic and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy also discussed the current situation with respect to Ukraine. In addition, a report on the information security breach in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as well as measures and recommendations to improve information security were also discussed.
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