Pakistan re-elected to OPCW Executive Council for next 3 years

Pakistan was re-elected to the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the term 2026–2028.

“The elections were held during the 30th Session of the Conference of States Parties (CSP-30), taking place in The Hague from 24–28 November 2025,” the Foreign Office (FO) said in a press release today.

“The re-election of Pakistan to the 41-member Executive Council of the OPCW is a testament to Pakistan’s positive role within the Organisation,” the FO said.

The press release said that the re-election reaffirmed the confidence of member states in Pakistan’s ability to provide effective leadership and impetus to the work of the OPCW.

Pakistan is an active member of the OPCW and served on the Executive Council since its ratification of the CWC in 1997.

Pakistan contributed constructively towards the fulfilment of the objectives of the CWC and regularly hosts OPCW routine inspections at its relevant facilities, said the FO.

“The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (CWC) – with 193 states parties – is the most successful disarmament treaty, having eliminated an entire class of weapons of mass destruction.”

The Executive Council is the principal policy-making organ of the OPCW and is responsible for overseeing the effective implementation of, and compliance with the Convention.

It also supports the scientific and economic development of its Member States in the peaceful uses of chemistry.