The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organized the seminar titled “Multilateral Cooperation for Security: The Example of Chemical Weapons Conventions (CWC)”, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Quaid-e-Azam University Department of International Relations, Institute of Strategic Studies, Research & Analysis (ISSRA), National Defense University (NDU) and the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI).
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| Left to Right: Shakir Bachaa, Dr. Ahmet Uzumcu - D-G OPCW, Dr. Maria Sultan - D-G SASSI, Dr. Zafar Jaspal |
The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPWC) Dr Ahmet Uzumcu acknowledged Pakistan’s immensely constructive role in helping the OPCW reach its target of a world free of chemical weapons. In his address, Dr Uzumcu recognized that the value and importance of multilateralism depended greatly on sustainable progress. He said that the case of chemical weapons in particular should provide hope and encouragement, describing the objective of the CWC as encompassing peace and security as the collective responsibility of all member states and verified the destruction of over 71 percent of international weapon stockpiles. More
