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Chemical Weapons Convention Conference Convenes
The Eighth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention will convene in The Hague from 20 to 24 October 2003.17 October 2003Full story
National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Ban
The fifth Annual Meeting of National Authorities that are implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention at the national level will be held at the OPCW Headquarters in The Hague from 17 to 19 October 2003.17 October 2003Full story
The Foreign Minister of Romania visits OPCW Headquarters
H.E. Mr Mircea Dan Geoana, the Foreign Minister of Romania, visited the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on 14 October 2003. In his discussions with OPCW Director-General, Mr Rogelio...14 October 2003Full story
Kyrgyzstan and Cape Verde Join the Chemical Weapons Ban
Kyrgyzstan and Cape Verde have deposited their instruments of ratification to the Convention on 29 September 2003 and 10 October 2003, respectively. The Convention will enter into force for Kyrgyzstan on 29 October 2003 and on 9...14 October 2003Full story
58th Session of the UN General Assembly, First Committee: Statement by OPCW Director-General
Statement by Mr Rogelio Pfirter, OPCW Director-General to the Fifty-Eighth Session of the General Assembly, Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee), General Debate, United Nations, New York, 7...07 October 2003Full story
Associate Programme 2003 Concludes
The fourth Associate Programme Course concluded on 3 October 2003. During this ten-week course, scientists and engineers from OPCW Member States whose economies are in development or in transition received the skills and...06 October 2003Full story
Afghanistan joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
Afghanistan deposited its instrument of ratification to the Chemical Weapons Convention with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 24 September 2003.25 September 2003Full story
South African Deputy President Visits OPCW
H.E. Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, visited the OPCW headquarters in The Hague on 22 September 2003.23 September 2003Full story
Sao Tome and Principe Joins The Chemical Weapons Convention
The United Nations Secretary-General, as Depositary of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), has announced that Sao Tome and Principe had deposited their instrument of accession to the CWC on 9 September 2003.12 September 2003Full story
Opening of the First Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Africa Khartoum, Sudan, 27 August 2003: Statement by the Director-General
May I extend my very warm welcome to all the participants of the First Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Africa. Support to national implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is a special...27 August 2003Full story
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