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International Response: Blix Will Chair New WMD Panel Recently retired chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix will lead a new international commission to promote WMD nonproliferation, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, June 19). Sweden will host and finance the new commission, which will aim to find new ways to build international cooperation for eliminating weapons of mass destruction and preventing their proliferation, according to the AP. Blix retired from his U.N. post Monday. “It is very gratifying that Blix has accepted the presidency. He has unique experiences and knowledge,” said Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. “We must do everything to counter the threats of weapons of mass destruction,” she added. Blix is expected to begin assembling the commission this fall and the first recommendations are expected in 2005 (Tommy Grandell, Associated Press/Yahoo!News, July 3).
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