Refers to letters from the Secretary-General dated 7 Oct. 2013 (S/2013/591) and from the President of the Security Council dated 11 Oct. 2013 (S/2013/603) concerning the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-UN Joint Mission to eliminate chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic and reports the Secretary-General's intention to appoint Sigrid Kaag (Netherlands) to the post of Special Coordinator of the OPCW/UN Joint Mission.