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Activities1 December 2025

Thirtieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Field: Chemical Tiếng Việt

Unofficial translation from the Vietnamese original.

The Thirtieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP-30) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) took place from 24 to 28 November 2025 in The Hague, the Netherlands. This is the most important annual event of the OPCW, bringing together States Parties, observers, international organisations, industry, the scientific community and non-governmental organisations to review the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), address chemical security issues and decide on the future direction of the Organisation. The Vietnamese delegation comprised representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Government and the Embassy of Vietnam in the Netherlands, and was headed by Mr Phung Manh Ngoc, Director General of the Vietnam Chemicals Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnamese delegation at CSP-30

         The Conference discussed and reviewed the implementation of the CWC: a comprehensive report on the implementation of national obligations (Article VII), the protection of confidential information and the management of declared industrial facilities. It received updates on the destruction of remaining chemical weapons and abandoned chemical weapons, and on efforts to address allegations of chemical weapons use (particularly in relation to Syria), as well as a report on assistance to victims of chemical weapons through the International Support Network.

The Conference considered and adopted the report on the implementation of the Convention in 2024 and the report on the activities of the Executive Council for the period 2024 - 2025. It approved the Programme and Budget for 2026 - 2027 and the scale of assessed contributions for 2026; discussed international cooperation and the universality of the Convention (international cooperation and technical assistance); promoted cooperation with the chemical industry and the scientific community; and discussed the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on chemical safety and security and on the implementation of the Convention.

General view of the CSP-30 Conference

         The Conference considered the proposed composition of the Executive Council for the 2026 - 2028 term. The Chairperson of CSP-30 announced that four regional groups (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western European and Other States) had reached consensus within their groups. In the Eastern European Group, as there was no consensus, the States Parties present (148 countries) held a secret ballot to elect 3 of the 5 candidate countries. The results of the vote: the 3 countries elected were Slovenia (122 votes), Slovakia (107 votes) and Ukraine (99 votes). Armenia received 59 votes and Russia 51 votes and were not elected. The Conference adopted a decision appointing Ms Sabrina Dallafior Matter as Director-General of the OPCW for the 2026 - 2030 term.

CSP-30 reaffirmed the global commitment to the complete elimination of chemical weapons, strengthened verification, responses to the threat of the use of toxic chemicals and the promotion of international chemical security./.

Tao Thuan - Centre 81

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