Omani Foreign Minister Congratulates the OPCW on its Tenth Anniversary

21 May 2007

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the founding of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Mr Yousef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, sent a message of congratulations to the OPCW and its Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter.

“Allow me to extend my cordial congratulations on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Chemical Weapons and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and the sincere appreciation of my government for the great achievements of the esteemed Organisation in fields of non proliferation and arms control during the last decade. I also take this opportunity to assure that the outstanding existing cooperation between the OPCW and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman during the last ten years will continue in the future, to the benefit of a world free of chemical weapons and their threats.”

PR54 / 2007