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H.E. Mr Martin Valentino (Malta)
H.E. Mr Martin Valentino of Malta presented his credentials to the Director-General on 31 March 2011.31 March 2011Full story

H.E. Mr Jaroslav Chlebo (Slovakia)
H.E. Mr Jaroslav Chlebo of Slovakia presented his credentials to the Director-General on 31 March 2011.31 March 2011Full story

Director-General Visits the UK for High-Level Meetings, Addresses the Royal Society of Chemistry and Wilton Park
The Director-General of the OPCW, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, paid an official visit to the United Kingdom on 17 and 18 March 2011. During his visit he met senior officials in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), addressed...18 March 2011Full story

Director-General’s statement on behalf of the OPCW to commemorate the chemical weapons attack on Halabja in 1988
In accordance with the decision taken by the Executive Council16 March 2011Full story
OPCW Director-General Meets Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, today asked the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to call on him at the OPCW Headquarters. The Director-General expressed the concerns of States Parties...11 March 2011Full story

H.E. Mrs Haifa Aissami Madah (Venezuela)
H.E. Mrs Haifa Aissami Madah of Venezuela presented her credentials to the Director-General on 10 March 2011.10 March 2011Full story

OPCW Delegation Visits U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction Facilities and Holds High-Level Meetings in Washington DC
From 28 February to 4 March 2011 a delegation from the OPCW Executive Council visited the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado and the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Utah, and held high level...04 March 2011Full story

H.E Mr Kakadjan Mammadov (Turkménistan)
H.E Mr Kakadjan Mammadov, Ambassador of Turkménistan to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative of Turkménistan to the OPCW, presented his credentials to the Director-General on 23 February 2011.03 March 2011Full story

Advisory Panel on Future Priorities of the OPCW Holds Second Meeting in The Hague
The advisory panel of independent experts on future OPCW priorities that was established in December 2010 by Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü held its second meeting in The Hague on 21 and 22 February 2011. The panel, chaired...03 March 2011Full story

Director-General Visits Iran and Meets Foreign Minister
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, visited the Islamic Republic of Iran on 24 February 2011 and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi. In his meeting with Foreign Minister Salehi,...25 February 2011Full story
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