News related to national implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
OPCW Sub-Regional Training Held in Dar-es-Salaam on Transfers' Regime of Chemical Weapons Convention
13 March 2009A sub-regional training course for customs authorities in East and Southern Africa on technical aspects of the transfers’ regime of the Chemical Weapons Convention took place in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania from 2 to 4 March 2009.
Status of implementation support as at February 2009
20 February 2009Following are the paragraphs related to implementation support contained in the opening statement by the OPCW Director-General to the Executive Council at its 55th session.
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...
Iraq Designates National Authority For The Chemical Weapons Convention
16 February 2009In compliance with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Republic of Iraq has informed the OPCW that it has established the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate, which will assume the functions of its...
OPCW Director-General Meets Foreign Minister and Other Senior Authorities in Argentina
21 January 2009Between 14 and 16 January 2009 the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, met in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Mr. Jorge Taiana, and other high-level...