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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Prize in 2013 (Photo: OPCW)

Russia loses seat on board of chemical weapons watchdog

Russia on Wednesday (29 November) lost its seat on the board of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for the first time in the organisation's history.

Four countries — Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania — were competing for three seats on the OPCW executive council for the upcoming period 2024-2026. Russia received the fewest votes.

The result of the vote, which left Russia out of the executive council of the chemical weapons watchdog, was welcomed ...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Prize in 2013 (Photo: OPCW)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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