But the OPCW did not receive the prize primarily because of its work in Syria , committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland said . The organization hopes the award gives ` ` strong support '' to OPCW inspectors in Syria . It says the prize was n't for work in Syria , but for work to destroy all chemical weapons . The inspectors have just begun to work in the active conflict zone . All chemical weapons in Syria are to be destroyed by mid-2014 .
The organization hopes the award gives ` ` strong support '' to OPCW inspectors in Syria . It says the prize was n't for work in Syria , but for work to destroy all chemical weapons . The inspectors have just begun to work in the active conflict zone . All chemical weapons in Syria are to be destroyed by mid-2014 .