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Palestinians join world chemical arms watchdog
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Palestinian Authority has joined the global arms watchdog’s convention to halt the spread of chemical weapons, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announces.
“The State of Palestine deposited on 17 May 2018 its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention,” the Hague-based OPCW says in a statement.
“The Convention will enter into force for the State of Palestine on 16 June 2018.”
To protest US President Donald Trump’s decision to move US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the PA has said it will apply to join 22 international treaties.
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