OPCW

Monday, 27 April 2009

Special media programme at OPCW for Remembrance Day

Demonstration by the OPCW Inspectorate and equipment store
Demonstration by the OPCW Inspectorate and equipment store
Presentation on the OPCW's verification activities by the Director of Verification, Dr Horst Reeps
Presentation on the OPCW's verification activities by the Director of Verification, Dr Horst Reeps
The 2-hour programme included a session with the Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter
The 2-hour programme included a session with the Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter

In conjunction with Remembrance Day, the OPCW Technical Secretariat organised a special media programme in cooperation with the Foreign Press Association of the Netherlands.

The 2-hour programme included a session with the Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter; a presentation on the OPCW's verification activities by the Director of Verification, Dr Horst Reeps; and a demonstration by the OPCW Inspectorate and equipment store.

Eleven journalists participated in the programme representing media from Bulgaria, China, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.




For further information, please contact Michael Luhan, Head, OPCW Media & Public Affairs.
Tel: + 31 (0) 70 416 3710 or +31 (0)6 5356 8512 or media@opcw.org.

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