Press Releases 1997

PR36: The Conference of the States Parties Closes its Second Session by Approving its 1998 Budget PR35: Venezuela Ratifies Chemical Weapons Convention PR34a: Venezuela will be the 106th State joining the Convention banning Chemical Weapons. High expectations for Egypt and Israel to follow soon PR34: Second Session of the Conference of the States Parties Opens in The Hague PR32: Nepal Ratifies Chemical Weapons Convention PR31: Seventh Session of the Executive Council of the OPCW concludes in The Hague PR30: Sixth Session of the Executive Council of the OPCW is held in The Hague PR29: Russian Federation Ratifies Chemical Weapons Convention PR28: Islamic Republic of Iran Ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR27: Director-General meets with United Nations Secretary-General and holds a series of high-level meeting in New York PR26: Regional Seminar on National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention PR24: Jordan Accedes to the Chemical Weapons Convention PR23: Pakistan Ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR22: Director-General Addresses the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly PR21: Workshop on National Implementation and Legislation of the Chemical Weapons Convention PR20: Director-General of OPCW meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Addresses North Atlantic Assembly Committees in Romania PR19: Director-General of OPCW meets with Mayor of The Hague PR18: Status of Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention is Reviewed Once Again at the Fifth Session of the Executive Council of the OPCW PR17: Director-General Bustani Visits the Russian Federation and Ukraine PR16: 100th Ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention - Guyana PR15: Russian Parliamentarians visit the OPCW Secretariat PR14: OPCW Director-General Bustani meets with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs PR13: Qatar ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR12: Executive Council of the OPCW concludes its Fourth Session in The Hague PR11: Director-General Bustani meets with Prime Minister Kok of the Netherlands PR10: The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs of Poland visits OPCW Secretariat PR09: Executive Council Of The OPCW Concludes its Third Session in the Hague PR08: Brunei Darussalam ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR07: Ghana ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR06: Burkina Faso ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR05: Executive Council of the OPCW concludes its second session in The Hague PR04: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Chemical Weapons Convention PR03: Gunea ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention PR02: Slovenia ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention