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Canada Provides OPCW its Largest-Ever Donation to Expedite Destruction of Chemical Weapons in Libya
Canada has made a voluntary contribution to the OPCW of CAD 6 million (€ 4.53 million) for the Organisation to support the Libyan Government’s efforts in resuming and completing the destruction of its remaining stockpile of...24 April 2012Full story
Deputy Director-General Opens First Advanced Regional Assistance and Protection Course on Chemical Emergency Response for GRULAC States Parties
The OPCW Deputy Director-General, Mrs Grace Asirwatham, delivered the opening address to the first “Advanced Regional Assistance-and-Protection Course on Chemical Emergency Response” for States Parties in Latin America and the...19 April 2012Full story
Turkish President Visits the OPCW
H.E. Abdullah Gül says OPCW will “lead the path” for global disarmament, urges intensified efforts to create a WMD-free zone in the Middle East 18 April 2012Full story
Turkish President to Visit OPCW on Wednesday
Live webcast of his address to the diplomatic community on www.opcw.org17 April 2012Full story
H.E. Mr José de Bouza Serrano (Portugal)
H.E. Mr José de Bouza Serrano, Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Republic to the OPCW, presented his credentials to the Director-General on 13 April, 2012. 13 April 2012Full story
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Visits OPCW
H.E. Mr. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, paid an official visit to the OPCW Headquarters on 4 April, 2012. He was accompanied by H.E. Dr Olexander Horin, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the...04 April 2012Full story
OPCW Hosts Visit by Italian Military Institute
A group of directors, staff and students of Italy’s Institute for High Defence Studies (Istituto Alti Studi per la Difesa - IASD) in Rome, led by its President and accompanied by the Italian Embassy, visited the Technical...28 March 2012Full story
OPCW Executive Council and Director-General Visit Russia to Review Chemical Weapons Destruction Activities
A delegation of OPCW Executive Council members and Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü visited Moscow this week for two days of high-level meetings to discuss issues related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), including Russia’s...23 March 2012Full story
Director-General Addresses Royal Society of Chemistry in Brussels
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, delivered a speech to the Belgium Section of the Royal Society of Chemistry on the evening of 15 March 2012. In his address [PDF - 43 KB], the Director-General highlighted the...16 March 2012Full story
Director-General's Statement Commemorating the Halabja Attack of 16 March 1988
While expressing our solidarity together with the authorities and inhabitants of the city of Halabja, we pay our homage to the memory of the victims who were subject to one of the largest and most brutal attacks by chemical...16 March 2012Full story
