TEHRAN, June 29 - Iranian Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alireza Jahangiri criticized politically-motivated moves of the organization.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In an OPCW conference held in the Hague, Britain and the US along with some other countries supported creating a mechanism to use chemical weapons under the organizations’ framework. The West then tried to motivate members to support the move.
The decision was opposed by Iran, Russia, Syria, China, Kazakhstan, India and Sudan.
“The West is publicizing obligations of the OPCW to deviate the organization (from its duties),” Jahangiri said.
The west-sponsored mechanism would deviate the organization from its duties and would policies the atmosphere of cooperation among the member states, he noted.
He warned that the organization is in serious danger with approving the mechanism.