News related to chemical demilitarisation
The Russian Government Approves a Revised Chemical Weapons Destruction Programme
15 June 2001On 14 June 2001, the government of the Russian Federation finally adopted its revised chemical weapons destruction programme. Accordingly, the destruction of the Russian chemical weapons stockpile, which has already commenced on...
Old Chemical Weapons Removed from Vimy, France
17 April 2001The OPCW has received information about the leakage of chemical agent from old chemical weapons stored in the north-eastern part of France near the small town of Vimy. Fears for explosions and agent leakage at this site had last...
OPCW Council Recommends Accepting Delay in Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction: Calls for more international assistance for Russian destruction programme
12 April 2000The Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has agreed to recommend extending the deadline for the Russian Federation to destroy 1% of its Chemical Weapons.
Italian-Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction Agreement Welcomed by the Director-General of the OPCW
21 January 2000The Director-General of the OPCW, Mr José Bustani, today welcomed the conclusion of an agreement between Italy and the Russian Federation by which Italy will contribute $8.3 million towards the destruction of Russian chemical...
OPCW Mission in Baghdad Successfully Completed
29 July 1999The OPCW team of experts, which arrived in Baghdad on 14 July to assist the United Nations in the closure of the UNSCOM (BMVC) chemical laboratory, concluded successfully its mission in Iraq and returned to OPCW Headquarters in...