MOSCOW. June 3 (Interfax) - Stable funding is needed in order for Russia to fulfill its obligations in chemical weapons destruction, said Valery Kapashin, the head of the Federal Directorate for the Safe Storage and Destruction of Chemical Weapons.

Russian officials said Tuesday the country has destroyed more than a quarter of its chemical weapons arsenal, amounting to 10,500 tons of material. The government claim, reported by the RAI Novosti news agency, came from Lt. Gen.

MOSCOW. Aug 9 (Interfax) - Russia will scrap 45% of its chemical weapons arsenals by the end of 2009, chief of the Federal Department for the Safe Storage and Liquidation of Chemical Weapons Lieutenant General Valery Kapashin told reporters on Thursday.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD. Nov 23 (Interfax-Volga) - The Kirov regional authorities have denied reports of an accident at the Maradykovo chemical weapons storage facility, the regional government's press service has said. "It is absolute misinformation.