MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - Russia is ready to provide military ships to ensure the security of the operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"The practical steps to concentrate all poisonous substances in one spot that Syria has are being discussed now. We, Russia, will provide necessary transport means to implement this task," Lavrov told reporters.
"Then these poisonous substances, should be loaded onto ships and a number of EU countries are ready to supply such ships, we will be ready to provide ships of the Russian fleet to accompany these vessels with poisonous substances in order to ensure the safety of this operation," Lavrov said.
"Then these relevant poisonous substances are reloaded on a ship, which is currently being equipped in the United States, and main works to destroy the poisonous chemical substances will be held on this vessel," the minister said.