The United States and Russia have agreed on a framework for ending Syria's chemical-weapons program. The agreement was announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday as they wrapped up talks in Geneva.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

The plan requires Syria to make a full declaration within a week listing all of its chemical-weapons storage and production sites. It calls for the destruction of chemical arms production and mixing equipment by November and the elimination or removal from Syria of all chemical-weapons material and equipment by the middle of 2014.

U.S. and Russian officials agreed to push for a U.N. resolution enforcing the plan without threatening military action. Kerry said if Syria does not comply with the agreement, the U.S. could request a U.N. Security Council "Chapter 7" resolution, which authorizes punitive action. Lavrov said the deal does not include anything about potential use of force. Lavrov, who disputes President Assad's responsibility for last month's attack, says the deal holds Syrian rebels to the same standards.