The Hague, Netherlands — 14 February 2018 — The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, met with the Minister of State for Defence for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Earl Howe, yesterday during a visit to OPCW Headquarters in The Hague.
Mr Howe was accompanied by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OPCW, H.E. Mr Peter Wilson.
The Director-General and the Minister of State for Defence discussed the progress of the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), OPCW’s continuing activities in Syria, initiatives to counter the use of chemical weapons by non-State actors as well as recent proposals to enhance the capabilities of the OPCW such as the expansion of the Laboratory and the establishment of the Rapid Response and Assistance Mission (RRAM).
The Director-General expressed his gratitude for the United Kingdom’s valuable support for OPCW’s work and the UK’s contributions to achieving a world free of chemical weapons.
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Photography by OPCW.
