France gives chemical watchdog $1.2m to look into abuses in Syria
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons headquarter in The Hague [Pierre Crom/Getty Images]
May 10, 2021 at 2:01 pm
France has contributed â¬1 million ($1.2 million) towards supporting the activities of the Trust Fund for Syria Missions at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),Â
Reuters reported the OPCW saying today.
The voluntary contribution was formalised on Friday by the Permanent Representative of the French Republic to the OPCW, Luis Vassy, and the OPCW s Director-General, Fernando Arias, at the OPCW s headquarters in The Hague, it added.
Last month Syria was stripped of its voting rights by member states at the OPCW global chemical weapons watchdog after its forces were found to have repeatedly used poison gas during the civil war which erupted in 2011 following the government crackdown on peaceful protests calling for a change in regim
Historic Decision Condemns Assad s Use of Chemical Weapons
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The United States and 45 co-sponsors at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Conference of State Parties succeeded in condemning the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for its continued use and possession of chemical weapons.
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In an historic vote, the United States and 45 co-sponsors at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, Conference of State Parties succeeded in condemning the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for its continued use and possession of chemical weapons. Such weapons constitute a violation of Syria’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, or CWC.
05/10/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/10/2021 01:24
France contributes â¬1M to OPCWâs Trust Fund for Syria Missions
H.E. Mr Luis Vassy, Permanent Representative of the French Republic to the OPCW, and H.E. Mr Fernando Arias, Director-General of the OPCW
THE HAGUE, Netherlands-10 May 2021-The Government of France is contributing â¬1M toward supporting the activities of the Trust Fund for Syria Missions at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The Fund supports the Organisation s special missions and contingency operations related specifically to the Syrian Arab Republic. France s new contribution aims to assist in full elimination of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme and clarification of facts related to the alleged use of chemical weapons, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and relevant decisions of the policy-making organs of the OPCW. The contribution will support the work of the Declaration Assessme
Франция приняла решение о выделении €1 млн на деятельность ОЗХО в Сирии tass.ru - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tass.ru Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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[ Editor’s Note: This is good news on the VX decommission. But the down side is that, if it is not needed, then it is because they have something better to replace it. What that is will of course be a closely guarded secret.
However there is the chance that other types of weapons are replacing them which are more effective but do not leave long term, ongoing contamination. VT has long published about mini-nukes, which have sadly been used, where the radiation dissipates in 72 hours.
So far the record for them being used without significant blowback has been successful, despite VT’s publishing their being used on 9-11 with no challenge to date by anyone official. They are content that their media blackout was successful.