Background document provided by OPCW at the 1st session of the conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Background document provided by OPCW at the 1st session of the conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The document outlines the OPCW verification regime under the CWC and notes the OPCW's role in promoting regional peace and security. OPCW regional activities include the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria, fact-finding missions in response to alleged chemical weapons un Syria, fact-finding missions in response to alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, efforts by Declaration Assessment Team related to Syria's initial declaration and investigation and identification of the origin of chemical weapon use. It also covers the OPCW role in destructing Libya's and  Iraq's chemical weapons, and the training and technical assistance it provided in Iraq.