News related to chemical demilitarisation
Annual Chemical Weapons Convention Conference Concludes; Final Stockpile Destruction Deadlines Extended to 2012
11 December 2006The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) concluded in The Hague on 8 December 2006. The Conference is the principal decision-making organ of the Organisation for the...
OPCW Director-General Addresses International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Challenges in Milan
17 October 2006On 12 October 2006, the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, addressed the International Conference on the Challenges of Disarmament and...
OPCW and IUPAC Develop Code of Ethical Principles of Chemistry
21 September 2006From 21 to 22 September 2006, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is meeting in Bologna, Italy, to...
Russian Federation Officially Begins Chemical Weapons Destruction at New Site in Maradykovsky
08 September 2006On 8 September 2006, the Russian Federation officially commenced chemical weapons destruction operations at the chemical weapons destruction facility (CWDF) located at Maradykovsky in the Kirov Region, the Russian Federation. The...
Canada Contributes to Russia’s Chemical Weapons Destruction Programme
16 August 2006Canada will contribute 100 million Canadian dollars (C$) towards the construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility at Kizner, in the Russian Federation. According to a recent announcement made by the Canadian Government...