Chemical Weapons

“I am pleased to announce that Australia is co-hosting with the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia, a National Workshop for more than 80 participants to facilitate the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in Cambodia.”

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- Media Releases from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

“Experts from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and Japan are travelling to Phnom Penh to participate in the Workshop (13-15 December) which aims to raise awareness in Cambodia about the requirements and prohibitions of the CWC.”

Australia and Cambodia Work to Prohibit and Prevent Chemical Weapons Activities

“We have been - my predecessor, Garth Evans played a very important role in bringing into life the Chemical Weapons Convention and we, as a government and the previous Australian Government, have been very committed to the Biological Weapons Convention all because we have lived in great fear here for many, many years of the spread of weapons of mass destruction.”

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“For example, Bergers close consultation with Senate majority leader Trent Lott in 1997 helped secure the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention.”

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“Organisation of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).”

- Media Releases from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

“The Chemical Weapons Convention is a vital element of global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts.”

- Media Releases from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

“Negotiated in the early 1990s, the CWC created the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW to administer weapons destruction programs.”

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