Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Huong Nam (L) and OPCW General Director Fernando Arias. (Photo: VNA) At a meeting with OPCW General Director FernandoArias in The Hague on September 18, Nam called on the OPCW to provide Vietnam with new or used chemical analysis equipment when upgrading the Centre for Chemistry and Technology (Chemtech) to helpVietnam improve the capacity of its laboratories.
The ambassador, who came to present his credentials to the OPCW, also proposed the organisation consider recruitingVietnamese staff to work at the OPCW and Chemtech, affirming that he will do his utmostto maintain and further foster relations between the OPCW and Vietnam.
The ambassador, who came to present his credentials to the OPCW, also proposed the organisation consider recruitingVietnamese staff to work at the OPCW and Chemtech, affirming that he will do his utmostto maintain and further foster relations between the OPCW and Vietnam.
Nam said 2023 is a particularly significant year for the OPCW, marked by aseries of important events, including a conference to review its operations over the past five years and the inauguration of Chemtech.
According to the diplomat, OPCW member states completed thedestruction of declared chemical weapons, marking a significant milestone forthe organisation as it is shifting its mission of destruction to preempting theproduction, storage, and use of chemical weapons.
For his part, Arias welcomed the appointment of Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam as Vietnam’s permanentrepresentative to the OPCW, expressing his belief that the diplomat would fulfillhis mission effectively, contributing positively to the relationship between thetwo countries in general, and between Vietnam and the OPCW in particular.
He acknowledged Nam’s proposals, and mentioned the possibility of providing chemical analysis equipment for laboratories inVietnam.
As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention,the OPCW, with its 193 member states, oversees the global endeavour topermanently eliminate chemical weapons. Since the Convention’s entry into forcein 1997, it is the most successful disarmament treaty eliminating an entireclass of weapons of mass destruction. Vietnam is one of the early members ofthe Convention and has consistently participated fully and actively in the OPCW./.
According to the diplomat, OPCW member states completed thedestruction of declared chemical weapons, marking a significant milestone forthe organisation as it is shifting its mission of destruction to preempting theproduction, storage, and use of chemical weapons.
For his part, Arias welcomed the appointment of Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam as Vietnam’s permanentrepresentative to the OPCW, expressing his belief that the diplomat would fulfillhis mission effectively, contributing positively to the relationship between thetwo countries in general, and between Vietnam and the OPCW in particular.
He acknowledged Nam’s proposals, and mentioned the possibility of providing chemical analysis equipment for laboratories inVietnam.
As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention,the OPCW, with its 193 member states, oversees the global endeavour topermanently eliminate chemical weapons. Since the Convention’s entry into forcein 1997, it is the most successful disarmament treaty eliminating an entireclass of weapons of mass destruction. Vietnam is one of the early members ofthe Convention and has consistently participated fully and actively in the OPCW./.
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