OPCW

Syria deplores US support to Israeli mass destruct. weapons

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Syria has condemned the attempt by the US administration to protect the Israeli regime’s arsenal of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

Iran considers OPCW report on Syria ‘unilateral, biased’

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi termed the first report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)’ probe team on using chemical weapons in Syria as “biased and unilateral, dependent and beyond its competence and authority”.

Iran’s envoy elected vice-chair of OPCW Executive Council

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been elected as one of the vice-chairs of the Executive Council of the OPCW.

Wikileaks’ report shows OPCW manipulated report on Douma incident

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – WikiLeaks published four new leaked documents from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) showing that the organization manipulated the final report on the alleged chemical attack in Douma.

Iran becomes a member in OPCW’s executive council

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – the Islamic Republic of Iran became a member of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the 24th Annual Conference of members of the Organization.

Iran, Russia stress boosting cooperation within OPCW framework

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Senior Iranian and Russian diplomats discussed on Monday the ways to boost cooperation between the two countries within the frameworks defined by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Iranian chemical weapon victims to attend OPCW annual conf.

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – A number of Iranian victims of the Iraqi chemical attacks during the 1980-1988 war will accompany the Iranian delegation at the annual anti-chemical conference, which will be held in Hague next week.

Moscow:

Washington seeks to retract withdrawing its forces from Syria

MOSCOW, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow had the impression that the United States was trying to back down from withdrawing its forces from Syria.

Iran slams US adverse role in failure of OPCW Review Conf.

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iran in an address to the OPCW 4th Review Conference has condemned the US destructive polices in violation of all international agreements, saying Washington is not fit to object to the decisions of OPCW member states.

4th OPCW Review Conf. fails to reach consensus on final document

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have failed to agree on a final document at the 4th Review Conference held in The Hague on Nov. 21-30.

Nebenzya:

White Helmets plotting fake chemical attacks in Aleppo

NEW YORK, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN  Vasily Nebenzya reaffirmed that the so-called “White Helmets” terrorist organization is plotting a new play through using chemical weapons in Aleppo Countryside with the aim of accusing the Syrian Arab Army.

Iran raps ‘attribution mechanism’ as being beyond OPCW duties

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) criticized the adoption of a new mechanism that assigns blame for chemical attacks, saying such decision is outside the responsibilities of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog.