Syrian government has nearly completed surrendering its chemical weapons stockpile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and a team of UN experts said.

Syrian government has nearly completed surrendering its chemical weapons stockpile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and a team of UN experts said.

A joint task force made up of the OPCW and a UN team of experts SAID ON Thursday that Syria has removed and destroyed 92.5 percent of its chemical weapons.

"Today's operation brings the total of chemical material removed and destroyed to 92.5 percent," the joint mission known as OPCW-UN said in a statement.

"A majority of (storage and production) sites are now closed,” the group said, noting that the Syrian government has destroyed buildings, equipment and empty mustard gas containers as well.

The mission also praised Damascus for being committed to its pledge to have  its entire stockpile removed by the end of June.

"I welcome the significant progress of the last three weeks and I strongly encourage the Syrian authorities to conclude removal operations as part of their efforts to achieve the June 30 deadline,” mission's chief, Sigrid Kaag, was quoted as saying by media.