News related to chemical demilitarisation
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...
Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Executive Council at its Fifty-fifth Session
20 February 2009The year has started very positively for the OPCW, with two new States Parties having joined the Chemical Weapons Convention. This brings the number of States Parties to this very successful Convention to 186. We had all greeted...