OPCW news
Find the news and reports on the OPWC (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons). It is an international organization and the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Its headquarters are located in The Hague, Netherlands. Get the news on history and transformation of the OPWC. Currently, the OPCW is conducting multiple investigations into the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Follow RT on the news on the course of investigation of that matter, as well as other incidents probed by the OPWC.
- OPCW findings regarding Douma nerve gas attack: Grim reading for Western ideologues
"One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived," Niccolo Machiavelli wrote. - Nerve agents not found in samples from Syria's Douma – interim OPCW report
No traces of any nerve agents have been found at the site of a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma, an interim report issued by the OPCW says, adding that several chlorine compounds were detected.World News - UK & allies used ‘bribery & blackmail’ to force other states to back OPCW proposal – Moscow
The UK and its western allies have resorted to downright intimidation and bribery to make other OPCW member states support the idea of giving the chemical watchdog the right to assign guilt, the Russian Foreign Ministry charged.World News - OPCW granted right to assign guilt for chemical attacks after divisive UK proposal
The UK’s proposal to give the global chemical watchdog the right to assign blame has been passed despite deep divisions. Russia warns the move puts the future of the organization, and thus global security, at risk.World News - ‘UK & US want OPCW powers expanded to justify future attacks against Syria’
London’s effort to empower the UN chemical watchdog with the right to assign guilt serves Western interests in finding loopholes and justifications for new attacks against Damascus, investigative journalist Rick Sterling told RT.World News - UK plan to turn OPCW into politicized quasi-prosecutorial body will undermine intl security – Russia
Moscow strongly opposes the UK’s attempts to give chemical watchdog OPCW authority to pin the blame in chemical attack probes, as it may turn the body into a political tool and undermine the entire international security system.World News
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