Two States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, announce the contribution of the Czech Republic to a project led by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to assist the Russian Federation in destroying its lethal chemical weapons stocks.
The Czech Republic will provide approximately EUR 60,000 towards construction of an electricity substation that will support the chemical weapons destruction facility at Shchuchye, in the Urals, Russian Federation. Around 11.2 thousand tons of chemical weapons, or about 28% of the declared Russian stockpile, will be destroyed at Shchuchye.
Several States Parties are committed to providing support to Russia to help it meet its obligations to destroy its CW stocks, including Canada, the European Union, Germany, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
Destruction of chemical weapons stocks is a key requirement of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), not least because of the risk of proliferation.
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