Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW)- This is an intergovernmental organization and responsible
for the implementation of the Chemical Weapon Convention. The convention was
signed in 1997 and the seat is at Hauge, Netherlands. OPCW is an
independent organization working in close association of United Nations. There
are following different working areas of the organization in matters of
chemical weapons-
1. Demilitarization
2. Non -
Proliferation
3. Assistance
and protection
4. International
Cooperation
5. National
Implementation
UK proposed – to
consider empowering the OPWC to identify the organization or government
responsible for chemical attacks in addition to its existing power of carrying
out the investigation into such cases.
OPCW has granted itself new powers to assign blame for attacks, despite protests by Russia. Until now, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) could only say whether chemical weapons were used – but not who had used them.
India’s Stand on Convention on Chemical Weapon Convention - India supported the
convention yet voted against it, India wanted constructive mechanism. India
asked for consensus of all the parties. Unity is on goal but there are
differences of opinion how to achieve the goals.
- India wanted impartial implementation of the convention
- India claimed that decision violates the chemical weapons
conventions finely crafted balance and instead gives unchecked powers to the
OPCW DG.
