Statement by HRVP Federica Mogherini on the Twentieth Anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the founding of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

On 26 April 2017 the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini expressed renewed EU support to the full observance of the Chemical Weapons Convention and stressed the important role of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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ESO: Background Information: Award of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): Statement of José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-award-of-the-2013-nobel-peace-prize-to-the-organisation-for-the-prohibition-of-chemical-weapons-opcw-statement-of-jose-manuel-barroso-president-of-the-european-commission/

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