Defence Minister of Mongolia Visits OPCW
28 March 2002The Minister of Defence of Mongolia, H.E. Mr Jugderdemid Gurragchaa, paid an official visit to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Saturday 23 March, 2002. He was accompanied on this visit by the...
The Minister of Legal Affairs of Yemen Visited the OPCW
14 March 2002The Minister of Legal Affairs, H.E. Mr Abdallah Ghanem, of the Republic of Yemen has visited the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Monday, 11 March, 2002.
Nauru Ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention
15 November 2001The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador José M. Bustani, welcomes the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) by the Republic of Nauru; the Pacific island...
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...
Another Step in the Right Direction: Yemen Ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention
11 October 2000Yemen ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention on 2 October 2000. This important step by Yemen, in the strategically important region of the Middle East, brings the OPCW closer to achieving the universality of the Convention. It...