The 28th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention has concluded with Pakistan in the Chair.

The Conference of Parties also re-elected Pakistan to the Executive Council of the Organization of Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the two-year term.2024-26.

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the OPCW Suljuk Mustansar Tarar chaired the session.

Pakistan has become the Chair of the Conference and any other CWC related organ for the first time.

Ambassador Tarar will also chair the intervening sessions and preparatory meetings for the next conference of State Parties.

Pakistan is grateful to all the states parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention for their support and trust reposed in Pakistan and its strong credentials in the multilateral arms control and disarmament domain.

Pakistan will continue to act as a bridge builder in the multilateral arena and continue to demonstrate its commitment to Chemical Weapons Convention.