FS Dr. Asad Majeed Khan reaffirms Pakistan’s abiding commitment to the full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

THE HAGUE, Feb 09 (SABAH): Foreign Secretary Dr. Asad Majeed Khan met with the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fernando Arias in the OPCW headquarters in the Hague.

The two sides discussed the ongoing cooperation between Pakistan and the OPCW. The Director General OPCW, Ambassador Fernando Arias appreciated Pakistan’s role as member of the Executive Council and its contribution to different capacity building programs. Through its capacity building programme and international training courses for participants from around the globe, Pakistan has been actively contributing to the work of the OPCW and implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

The Foreign Secretary appreciated the work being done by OPCW and reaffirmed Pakistan’s abiding commitment to the full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. He conveyed that Pakistan looked forward to the early operationalization of the ChemTech centre.