The Hague, 20 August 1997
Number 10
 
Press Release

The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs of Poland visits OPCW Secretariat

The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Mr Eugeneniusz Wyzner, and his entourage, visited the Secretariat on 18 August 1997 and held talks with the Director-General, Mr José M. Bustani. Mr Wyzner, who was briefed on the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, expressed the firm support of Poland for the OPCW. Besides bilateral matters, issues related to the universality of the Convention and, in this context, the ratification by some significant signatory States, including the Russian Federation, was also discussed. The Director-General briefed Mr Wyzner on the efforts being made in this regard. Mr Wyzner extended an invitation to the Director-General to visit Poland in the future.


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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