Pan Armenian News

FORUM ON PREVENTION OF USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

27.05.2005 03:50

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Artur Baghdasarian met with
representative of the organization of prohibition of use of chemical weapons
Dieter Kaiser in Hague, reported the Press Service of the Armenian National
Assembly. Kaiser presented the tasks and the activities of the organization
in detail. As noted by the parties, Armenia is a country that has ratified
the convention banning the use of chemical weapons. At the moment 26
countries have not become member of the organization. In his turn
organization leader Rogelio Pfirter noted the important role of the
parliaments not only in passing laws preventing the use of chemical weapons,
but also observing their implementation. The Armenian Speaker presented the
research done by Armenian scholars in the field. An agreement was reached at
the end of the meeting on holding a forum in the Armenian capital over
issues of prevention of use of chemical weapons and establishment of
business ties with Armenian scholars.