U.S. Achieves 60 Percent Destruction of Chemical Weapons Stockpile
06 May 2009The OPCW has verified the complete destruction of U.S. chemical weapons at three national sites: Newport, Indiana; Aberdeen, Maryland; and Johnston Island. Operations continue at the remaining destruction sites in Tooele, Utah;...
OPCW Concludes 10th Inspector Training Course
28 April 2009The OPCW completed its 10th inspector training course on 28 April 2009 for 16 trainee inspectors from 15 countries: Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Serbia, South...
Update on chemical demilitarisation
21 April 2009A key result achieved in this area during the last three months is the fulfilment by India of its obligations to completely destroy its declared chemical weapons stockpile.
OPCW Director-General Meets Russian Foreign Minister and Other High-Level Officials in Moscow
12 March 2009During a visit to Moscow from 10 to 12 March 2009 the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr Sergey Lavrov, and other senior Russian officials for...
Status of chemical demilitarisation as at February 2009
20 February 2009Following are the paragraphs related to chemical demilitarisation contained in the opening statement by the OPCW Director-General to the Executive Council at its 55th session.