Opening Remarks by the OPCW Director-General at the 22nd Annual Meeting of National Authorities of S

Opening Remarks by the OPCW Director-General at the 22nd Annual Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention As delivered on 23 November 2020, The Hague, Netherlands Excellencies, Distinguished participants, Ladies and gentlemen, I warmly welcome you to the 22nd Annual Meeting of National Authorities. [...] To assist in this regard, the Secretariat has developed the National Implementation Framework, as a useful tool, to comprehensively implement all provisions of the Convention. [...] Ladies and gentlemen, Peer-to-peer cooperation also helps States Parties to learn about challenges and solutions to the implementation of the Convention. [...] To succeed in the post-destruction era, we will need to harness the talents of the best and the brightest from all States Parties. [...] The project design of the building is complete, we are very close to have the necessary budget and we are respecting the timeline previously established, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.