Iran Press/Europe: Alireza Kazemi Abadi Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, in a speech on Wednesday, March 11, at the 93rd Executive Committee of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, referring to the imposition of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran said that inhumane sanctions have negatively affected the supply of drugs and treatment to victims of chemical weapons in Iran and have made the process of treating chemical victims difficult.
At the meeting, referring to the initiative of the Director-General of the Organization, he called for the participation of Member States in removing barriers to procuring, medicine and treatment.
Iranian envoy to OPCW noted that the destruction of chemical weapons and the universality of the Convention is necessary for the full realization of chemical disarmament; meanwhile, he emphasized that the United States, as the sole holder of chemical weapons has hampered the achievement of the Convention's objectives by failing to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.
Iranian diplomat called on the US to abide by its chemical weapons obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Kazemi Abadi, pleased with Syria's cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, called for continued cooperation until the elimination of chemical terrorism.
Iran's representative emphasized the need to reach the decisions of the Executive Council of the Organization through consensus, and he rejected the proposal of some Western states to prohibit and restrict the use of certain chemicals not prohibited in the Convention, as well as modifying the organization's administrative and financial advisory procedures with political and unacceptable objectives.
The 93rd Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons started its work in Hague, the Netherlands on Tuesday, March 10. And it will continue until Friday, March 13.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has 193 members and at Executive Council meetings, the latest developments in international policymaking regarding the use of chemical weapons are discussed. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the Vice President of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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