Politicisation of CWC could have serious consequences, warns Pak diplomat
Islamabad
April 25, 2021
Islamabad : A Pakistani diplomat has cautioned the international community against politicisation of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), saying it could have serious implications for future disarmament efforts.
Director (Disarmament) at the Foreign Office Ali Sattar, while speaking at a webinar hosted by the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) on ‘Chemical Weapons Convention: Challenges, Approaches and Implementation’, said “Politicisation of CWC would undermine the credibility of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW)”- the implementing body of the Convention, the think tank said in a media statement on Friday.