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Status of international cooperation as at 21 April 2009
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Course on the enhancement of skills in analysing chemicals related to the CWC, Helsinki, Finland
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20 February 2009Following are the paragraphs related to international cooperation 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
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