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Courting Peace 　　The first batch of chemical weapons was shipped out of Syria on January 7， bringing bigger hopes for a peaceful settlement to the chemical weapon issue in the country. Although it is too early to say that Syria’s crisis can be ended in the immediate future， the move will at least clear away an obstacle to a political settlement and negotiations between the Syrian Government and opposition groups. 　　 A good start 　　On December 27， 2013， at the invitation of Russia， representatives from China， the United States， Syria， Denmark， Norway and the Organization for the Prohibition o