At one year, CWC progress tempered by limited transparency

Article Abstract:

The progress achieved by the Chemical Weapons Convention in documenting existing chemical weapons (CW) in countries bound to its principles and objectives is hampered by the convention's limited transparency and continued resistance of suspected CW countries. Roughly three-fourths of the countries which have signed the treaty, have submitted declarations on their CW stockpiles, CW-related facilities and other CW-related information. Also, suspected CW countries such as Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Syria and North Korea have explicitly ignored the treaty.

International aspects

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CWC parties hold 2nd conference; membership reaches 106 states

Article Abstract:

Member states convened at the international Chemical Weapons Convention's (CWC) second Conference of State Parties in The Hague, Netherlands during Dec 1997. The CWC has 106 member states. It has accepted Iran, Russia and 79 other state-parties as full members of the organization. CWC regulations specify that international on-site weapons inspections can be called for by any state-party.

Conferences, meetings and seminars

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