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 Assessment Team (DAT) and the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM).