Russia Plans to More Than Double Chemical Weapons Disposal Funding Next Year, Official Says

Russia plans to more than double funding next year for chemical weapons disposal efforts, Sergei Kiriyenko, presidential envoy to the Volga Federal District, said Friday (see GSN, July 23).

In 2005, Russia plans to spend $454 million for chemical weapons destruction, up from the $184 million allocated this year, Kiriyenko said. He also said that Russia expects to receive next year an additional $76 million in foreign aid for the disposal effort.

Russian Federal Industry Agency chief Boris Aleshin said Friday that Russia expects to be able to comply with its chemical weapons destruction schedule (Interfax/BBC Monitoring, July 23).

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