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116 tons of chemicals transported for destruction out of Albania

Xinhua, May 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Some 116 tons of dangerous chemicals were gathered in the suburbs of Tirana on Wednesday in order to be transported for destruction out of Albania.

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said that the organization will provide assistance to Albania in the destruction of chemical materials.

Albanian Defense Minister Mimi Kodheli said that these materials are dangerous not only for the environment, but for the people as well. She said that if they are not destroyed, they can be used by criminal groups.

These chemical substances collected from military facilities across the country, were safely packed and gathered in Qafe-Molla at the end of 2013, in the framework of a project of OSCE, according to Albanian Daily News. Endit