Syria Chemical Weapons Inspections to Begin on Oct 1 – Watchdog

The draft authorises the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate sites not declared by Damascus. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog will begin inspecting Syria's stockpile by Tuesday, October 1, according to a draft agreement.

The draft authorises the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate sites not declared by Damascus.

The text is due to be voted on at a meeting in The Hague later on Friday, the BBC informs.

If approved, the demands would become part of a UN Security Council draft resolution that would formalize a plan requiring President Bashar al-Assad to give up his chemical weapons by mid-2014.

The United States and Russia agreed Thursday on the language of the text, following weeks of tough negotiations over how to ensure Assad complies with the disarmament plan.