OPCW Begins Annual Meeting, Expected to Consider Deadline Extension Requests

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons opened its eighth annual meeting today in The Hague and it is expected to consider requests for deadline extensions for chemical weapons destruction efforts, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, Sept. 4).

The OPCW, which oversees the Chemical Weapons Convention, is expected to hear requests by countries to extend deadlines for the destruction of “category one” chemical weapons — those weapons that can be used immediately, AFP reported. Today, delegates are expected to elect a chairperson and members of the executive council. During the four-day meeting, delegates are also scheduled to develop an action plan for the full implementation of measures set out in the treaty (Agence France-Presse, Oct. 20).

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