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OPCW Director-General Attends African Union Summit
At the invitation of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mr Alpha Oumar Konare, the Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mr Rogelio Pfirter, attended the Third...13 July 2004Full story

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Visits the OPCW
H.E. Mr Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, visited the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on 1 July 2004. OPCW Director-General, Mr Rogelio...13 July 2004Full story
Regional Workshop on the Chemical Weapons Convention, Malta 5 - 7 May 2004: Opening Address by Director-General
Mr Gaetan Naudi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of Malta, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a very great honour and a pleasure for me to address you...05 July 2004Full story
OPCW Analytical Skills Development Course Commences
On 25 June 2004, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inaugurated its Analytical Skills Development course. The two-week Course is designed to enhance the skills and experience of qualified analytical...28 June 2004Full story

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Visits the OPCW
H.E. Mrs Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, visited the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on 9 June 2004. H.E. Mrs...24 June 2004Full story
OPCW Director General Attends International Symposium on Protection against Chemical Weapons in Sweden
The Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mr Rogelio Pfirter, attended the Eighth International Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Weapons held in Gothenburg,...07 June 2004Full story

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Visits the OPCW
H.E. Mr Andrei Stratan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, visited the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on 1 June 2004.07 June 2004Full story

Saint Kitts and Nevis Joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
On 21 May 2004, Saint Kitts and Nevis deposited its instrument of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Depositary of the CWC. On 20 June 2004, thirty days...26 May 2004Full story
The Secretariat of the Basel Convention and the OPCW Technical Secretariat Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Working Level Cooperation
On 26 May 2004, the Director-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mr Rogelio Pfirter, and the Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention, Mrs Sachiko...26 May 2004Full story

OPCW Commemorates Africa Day
Africa Day was established by a resolution of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on the day of the OAU's constitution on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.25 May 2004Full story
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