The Chinese Ministry of Defense has said that the United States of America must fulfill its obligations and abide by the Chemical Weapons Convention by taking concrete action. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of National Defense of China Tang Kefei during a press conference. conference today, considering the position of the United States on the destruction of its stockpile of chemical weapons by this fall.
“Since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force 26 years ago, more than 99 percent of the world’s chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed, and seven of the eight countries that declared they possessed chemical weapons stockpiles have already completed destruction. their chemical weapons,” Tang said.
According to the Convention, the destruction of stockpiles of chemical weapons must be completed within 10 years after the adoption of the Convention in 1997.
Tang also said that the process of destroying the Japanese chemical weapons left in China is far behind, and the destruction plan has been postponed several times.
He added that China urged Japan to increase the sense of urgency and step up measures to ensure that these abandoned chemical weapons are destroyed in a clean and comprehensive manner as soon as possible.