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)

Invitation to the Commemoration

The Programme

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

The guests gather in the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights)

OPCW Director-General Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü welcomes delegates and guests

Video message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Netherlands Foreign Minister Bert Koenders

Mrs Pauline Krikke, Mayor of The Hague

Unveiling of the Commemorative Plaque by King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and OPCW Director-General Üzümcü

Ambassador Christoph Israng, Chairperson of the Conference of the States Parties