The Hague, 13 June 2002
Number 46
 
Press Release

The Netherlands Contributes Voluntary Financial Support
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Host Country of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), has indicated in a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr Jozias van Aartsen, to the Acting Director-General of the Technical Secretariat, Mr John Gee, that a voluntary contribution of Euro 75,000 will be provided to the Organisation.

In reiterating the strong support of the Netherlands for disarmament and non-proliferation, the Minister has expressed the hope that other States Parties will also consider making a voluntary contribution. "It is us, the States Parties," Mr Jozias van Aartsen noted, "that play an important role in creating the conditions for the full implementation of the work programme (of the OPCW)." The Minister indicated that the voluntary contribution may be used to fund any item in the 2002 OPCW budget.

The OPCW appreciates this very generous, additional voluntary contribution.


The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) came into existence on 29 April 1997. Its deed of foundation—the Chemical Weapons Convention—aims to achieve four principal objectives: the elimination of chemical weapons and of the capacity to develop them, the verification of non-proliferation, international assistance and protection in the event of the use or threat of use of chemical weapons, and international cooperation and assistance in the peaceful use of chemistry.

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