Toxic Chemicals Training Course Held in the Republic of Serbia

14 December 2007

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), held a second training course on how to conduct toxic entries from 3 to 14 December 2007 at the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Training Centre (NBCD TC) in Kruševac. The training course, which was attended by 33 inspectors, lasted for two weeks.

This course is part of the offer made by the Government of the Republic of Serbia in support of the mandatory training that OPCW inspectors receive in detection, in decontamination procedures, and in the use of protective equipment, all of which are crucial when dealing with toxic chemical agents. The training was jointly conducted by experienced officials of the NBCD centre and staff members of the OPCW Inspectorate.

A total of 75 inspectors have been trained in 2007 at the NBCD Center in Kruševac. By offering to hold these training courses, the Republic of Serbia has continually demonstrated its strong commitment the Chemical Weapons Convention and to helping the OPCW inspectors acquire the skills they need to fulfill their tasks under the stringent verification regime of the Convention.