Iran re-elected as vice-chair of OPCW executive council

Representatives of the OPCW's Asian group voted for a new term for Iran's permanent representative to the OPCW Kazem Gharib-Abadi who is also Iran's Ambassador to the Netherlands.

Reacting to his re-election, Gharib-Abadi pledged to strongly represent Asian interests at the 41-member OPCW executive council.

Being a major victim of Iraq's murderous chemical attacks in the 1980s, Iran has been a member since the creation of the OPCW and has also played a leading role in the group's campaign for a global ban of chemical weapons.

There are a total of 186 members in the OPCW.


/Irna/