Exclusive - Syrian chemical weapons mission funded only until end of month

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad drive a military vehicle carrying a picture of Assad on its windscreen as smoke rises in the background in the town of Safira November 1, 2013. REUTERS/George Ourfalian

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The international body tasked with ensuring Syria's chemical weapons are eliminated has enough money to fund its mission only until the end of this month, and needs more funds soon for the destruction of poison gas stocks next year.

An official at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which won the Nobel Peace Prize last month, expressed confidence that governments would find more money to ensure the process does not lose momentum.