National Statements
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African Group of States Parties to the CWC: Statement by Her Excellency Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu, Coordinator of the African Group of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention to the First Review Conference, The Hague, April 2003 Argentina: Intervención del Jefe de la Delegación Argentina, Embajador Alberto Luis Davérède Australia: H.E. Mr Peter Hussin, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the OPCW. Bangladesh: H.E. Mr. F.A. Shamim Ahmed, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the OPCW, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of The Netherlands and the Head of the Bangladesh delegation to the First Review Conference. Bosnia-Herzegovina: H.E. Mr. Zeljko JERKIC, Ambassador, Permanent representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the OPCW Canada: H.E. Serge April. (English) Canada: H.E. Serge April. (French) China: Ambassador Zhu Zushou, Permanent Representative to the OPCW and Head of the Delegation of the People’s Republic of China, at the First Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Cuba: Excmo. Sr. Embajador Elio Rodríguez Perdomo, Representante Permanente de Cuba ante la OPAQ. Czech Republic: H.E. Mr. Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic European Union: Statement by the Head of the Delegation of Greece, Ambassador George J. Kaklikis on behalf of the European Union France : INTERVENTION DU SECRETAIRE D'ETAT AUX AFFAIRES ETRANGERES, S.E. M. RENAUD MUSELIER Ghana: H.E. Dr. (Mrs.) Grace Amponsah-Ababio, Ambassador of Ghana India: Ambassador Shyamala B. Cowsik, Permanent Representative of India to the OPCW & Leader of the Indian Delegation to the First Review Conference of the CWC. Indonesia: H.E. Mohammad Jusuf, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the OPCW. Islamic Republic of Iran: H.E. Dr. G. Ali Khoshro Deputy Foreign Minister of Legal and International Affairs. Islamic Republic of Iran: Reply to United States statement. Jamaica: Statement by Her Excellency Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the OPCW Japan: H.E. Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director-General for Arms Control and Scientific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan States Parties of the Non-Aligned Movement to the Chemical Weapons Convention and China: Ambassador Noor Farida Ariffin, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Behalf of the States Parties of the Non-Aligned Movement to the Chemical Weapons Convention and China. Statement at the First Review Conference of the States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention by H.E. Ambassador Yong-kyoo Kim. México: Delegación de México a la Primera Conferencia de Revisión de la Convención sobre la Prohibición del Desarrollo, la Producción, el Almacenamiento y el Empleo de Armas Químicas y sobre su Destrucción Mongolia: Ambassador Sodovyn Onon, Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the OPCW. Morocco: Déclaration du Maroc à la Première Conférence d'Examen des Etats Parties. The Netherlands: H.E. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. New Zealand: Statement by Hon Marian Hobbs, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Norway: Mr. Johan Ludvik Løvald, Deputy Secretary General, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan: Mr. Mijstafa Kamal Kazi Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the OPCW. Poland: H.E. Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland. Romania: H.E. Mrs Nineta BARBULESCU, President of the National Authority of Romania, Head of the Romanian Delegation to the First Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention Russian Federation: Statement by the Head of the Russian Delegation, Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation on Chemical Disarmament, S. V. Kirienko, at the first session of the Conference to review the functioning of the Chemical Weapons Convention Saudi Arabia: H.E. Ambassador Waleed ElKhereiji, the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the OPCW. Singapore: Ambassador A Selverajah, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to the OPCW Slovakia: His Excellency József BERÉNYI, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Head of Delegation South Africa: Statement by Ambassador Priscilla Jana, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa. Sudan: Statement to the First Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (Arabic). Switzerland: Statement by the head of the delegation of Switzerland (English). Switzerland: Statement by the head of the delegation of Switzerland (French). Thailand: H.E. Mr. Vasin Teeravechyan Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Thailand to the OPCW and Head of Thai Delegation to the First Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Turkey: Ambassador Tacan Ilden, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Turkey to the OPCW United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Dr Denis MacShane MP, Minister of State for Europe, Foreign & Commonwealth Office United States of America: Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Stephen G. Rademaker.