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Mikkelsen welcomes Russia's joining in operation to transport chemical weapons from Syria

Сommander of the Danish-Norwegian operation to transport chemical weapon components from Syria welcomed the joining of Russia's and China's naval ships in the operation

NICOSIA, January 03, 6:24 /ITAR-TASS/. Torben Mikkelsen, commander of the Danish-Norwegian operation to transport chemical weapon components from Syria, speaking on Thursday in Limassol -- where the flotilla of two dry cargo ships and two naval escort ships, provided by Denmark and Norway, is staying -- welcomed the joining of Russia's and China's naval ships in the operation.

The operation will be carried out jointly "with our new partners", Mikkelsen said in a statement circulated for journalists by Lars Magne Hovtun, spokesman for the Norwegian Armed Forces.