Background Document by the OPCW of Second Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

Background Document by the OPCW of Second Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Background Document was prepared by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, titled "The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons." The document includes information on work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, verification system and role of the Convention in regional peace and security.