Chemical weapons – Fifth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (May 19, 2023)
France deplores the fact that the Fifth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) ended on May 19 without adopting a final document by consensus because of deliberate obstruction by Russia and Syria. Those nations prevented an agreement on a final document, rejecting the work carried out by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). France applauds the relentless efforts of OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias, the chairperson of the Working Group for (…)