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Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi Meets with Rogelio Pfirter, Director-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
2008-05-15 00:00

On May 13, 2008, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with visiting Director-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Rogelio Pfirter and his entourage. Pfirter, on behalf of the OPCW, expressed deep condolences over the massive earthquake in southwestern China and extended profound sympathy to the victims and their families. Wang expressed gratitude to Pfirter, saying the Chinese people, under the strong leadership of the Chinese government, are confident of overcoming the grave disaster.

Wang praised the important contribution made by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to safeguarding world peace and security, and reiterated China's support for the CWC. Wang said considering the risk to lives, property and the environment, the Chinese government was greatly concerned about chemical weapons left by Japanese troops in World War II. The Chinese government hopes to destroy abandoned wartime Japanese chemical weapons very soon, said Wang. Wang hoped the OPCW would continue playing its positive role.

Pfirter expressed appreciation for China's efforts in promoting the comprehensive and effective fulfillment of the CWC, saying the OPCW Technical Secretariat would continue taking an active part in disposing of abandoned wartime chemical weapons in China.

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