CWC 20th anniversary: Speeches and impressions
Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (The Hague, 26 April 2017)
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Collection of speeches
- Welcome address by Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, Director-General of the OPCW
- Video message by Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Address by Mr Bert Koenders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
- Address by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- Address by Mrs Pauline Krikke, Mayor of The Hague
- Address by Ambassador Dr Christoph Israng, Chairperson of the Conference of the States Parties
Some photographic impressions
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![](https://www.the-trench.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170426-Koenders-address-225x300.jpg)
![](https://www.the-trench.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170426-Krikke-address-224x300.jpg)
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