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OPCW Executive Council Chairman Urges All African Leaders to Join the Chemical Weapons Convention
16 July 2001The Chairman of the OPCW Executive Council, Ambassador Abdel Halim Babu Fatih of Sudan, upon his return from the summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Lusaka, expressed his hope that African leaders will do their...
The OPCW Completes its 1,000th Inspection
04 July 2001The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is pleased to announce that its 1,000th inspection has been completed.
The Russian Government Approves a Revised Chemical Weapons Destruction Programme
15 June 2001On 14 June 2001, the government of the Russian Federation finally adopted its revised chemical weapons destruction programme. Accordingly, the destruction of the Russian chemical weapons stockpile, which has already commenced on...
The Sarin Gas Attack in Japan and the Related Forensic Investigation
01 June 2001Lethal nerve gas attacks in the city of Matsumoto in 1994, and in the Tokyo subway system in 1995, led to the deaths of 19 people, as well as to a large number of injuries. These attacks caused great shock, in that they...
Sixth Conference Of The State Parties Concludes
21 May 2001The Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties, the OPCW’s highest governing body, concluded in The Hague on Saturday 19 May, 2001. The Conference was attended by 108 States Parties. Ambassador H. Reimann of...
Old Chemical Weapons Removed from Vimy, France
17 April 2001The OPCW has received information about the leakage of chemical agent from old chemical weapons stored in the north-eastern part of France near the small town of Vimy. Fears for explosions and agent leakage at this site had last...
The OPCW - 24th Executive Council Session
12 April 2001The Executive Council of the OPCW met for its Twenty-Fourth Session from 3-6 April 2001 in The Hague. The Session was chaired by Mr Bernhard Brasack of Germany. This was the last regular Session of the Council before the Sixth...
Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov Visits the OPCW
12 April 2001On 11 April, 2001, H.E. Mr Igor Ivanov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, paid an official visit to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague. During the meeting with the OPCW...
OPCW Joins Small and Select Group of International Organisations to Receive Accreditation
10 April 2001The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been granted accreditation by the Netherlands Accreditation Council in recognition of the fact that the Organisation now complies with the accreditation criteria...
High-level Delegation of Swiss Parliamentarians Visits the OPCW
01 March 2001On 23 February, a delegation of Swiss Parliamentarians headed by Mr Peter Hess, the Speaker of the Swiss National Council, paid an official visit to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in The Hague....