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SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 
ELEVENTH CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES (CSP-11), 
DECEMBER 5-8, 2006 
 
REF: STATE 194517 (NOTAL) 
 
This is CWC-112-06. 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1.  (U) The Conference approved the U.S. request for an 
extension of its 100% destruction deadline to April 29, 2012. 
 It also approved the Russian 100% destruction deadline 
request to 2012 and an accompanying decision regarding site 
visits that concerns the U.S. and Russia.  Iran dragged the 
process through until late on the last day of the CSP, but 
ultimately joined consensus on both extension requests and 
the site visit decision.  Approval was also reached on the 
2007 OPCW budget.  The point of contention had been the 
number of inspections of other chemical production 
facilities, and the compromise agreement was 118 OCPF 
inspections.  Finally, an effort by some NAM delegations (led 
by Iran) to have an action plan on Article XI implementation 
was rejected by Western delegations, who agreed on the need 
to first select an Article XI facilitator.  End Summary. 
 
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U.S. EXTENSION REQUEST 
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¶2. (U) After a week of negotiations, primarily the result of 
the Iranian desire to maintain pressure on the U.S. as long 
as possible, the extension request "package" (U.S. and 
Russian extension request and site visit draft decision) were 
gaveled through the special EC and the CSP late Friday 
evening.  The bilateral negotiations were complicated by 
Indian intransigence on the site visit document.  Citing 
"concern that the decision be in accordance with the 
Convention, and easily understood," and clearly motivated by 
a desire to preclude any possibility of EC visits to the 
Indian destruction facility, the Indian delegation dragged 
site visit discussions late into Thursday night, finally 
suggesting compromise language that also satisfied the 
Russian stipulation that the document be seen as "universal," 
i.e. applying to all possessor states.  The UK, France and 
Germany, who had played a significant role in all but the 
final discussions, were satisfied with the text as finally 
agreed. 
 
¶3. (U) The Iranian delegation focused on extracting every 
possible reference to the U.S. obligation to meet the final 
deadline of 2012 in the U.S. draft decision.  Iran seized 
upon a reference in the original U.S. text to the role of the 
Conference, and negotiations later in the week centered on 
leveraging the Russian refusal to include similar text in the 
Russian draft decision to work instead on compromise report 
language.  In the end, report language agreed by Iran 
followed the section on extension requests, applied to all 
possessor states requesting an extension of their deadline to 
complete 100% destruction, and simply requested that the DG 
report on an annual basis, so the Conference could review the 
progress of CW destruction (avoiding problematic references 
to "taking appropriate action" or "making recommendations"). 
 
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2007 BUDGET 
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¶4. (U) The CSP adopted the budget after a compromise was 
reached on issue of Article VI inspections, the last 
outstanding issue.  The compromise, negotiated by the Vice 
Chair for Administrative and Budgetary Issues, Iranian 
Ambassador Ziaran, will result in 11 Schedule 1 inspections, 
42 Schedule 2 inspections, 30 Schedule 3 inspections, and 118 
OCPF inspections.  The compromise also resulted in EC report 
language calling for industry consultations to address the 
frequency of inspections for different categories of Article 
VI facilities in the future 
 
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ARTICLE XI 
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¶5. (U) Although the CSP had no reportto note or other 
documents to use to assess the implementation of the Article 
XI decision approved last year (C-10/DEC.14 dated 11 November 
2005), a number of NAM delegations (Algeria, Brazil, China, 
Ecuador, India, Mexico, Pakistan, and Venezuela,) increased 
their calls for naming a facilitator to oversee consultations 
on the full implementation of Article XI and deplored 
restriction regimes on economic development.  Cuba and Iran 
additionally called for the negotiation of an Article XI 
Action Plan in 2007.  Iran reminded delegations of its view 
that western negotiators had promised to disband the 
Australia Group after EIF, and called for the development of 
an export control regime under OPCW auspices. 
 
¶6. (U) Western delegations supported the call for a 
facilitator, with Germany reminding participants that 
unfortunately the NAM had been unable to find a volunteer 
willing to facilitate consultations in 2006.  Western 
delegations noted that they did not support negotiations of 
an Action Plan, saying that the EC had yet to view 
implementation of the CSP decision.  The NAM prepared text 
calling for the EC as a priority to name a facilitator, so 
that consultations could begin which would submit concrete 
proposals to the CSP-12.  After a few small changes, the text 
was approved by the CSP. 
 
¶7.  (U) The results of other items on the CSP agenda are 
noted below with numbering taken from the annotated 
provisional agenda for CSP-11. 
 
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ITEM TWO:  ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON 
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¶8.  (U) Ambassador Alfonso Dastis (Spain) was elected 
chairman. 
 
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ITEM THREE: ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRPERSONS 
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¶9.  (U) The Vice-Chairpersons were Algeria, Chile, Cuba, 
Iran, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Sudan, Sweden and the U.S. 
 
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ITEM FOUR:  ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 
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¶10. (U) The agenda was adopted without debate. 
 
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ITEM FIVE:  ORGANIZATION OF WORK 
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¶11. (U) The CSP adopted the recommendations of the General 
Committee. 
 
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ITEM SIX:  CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE 
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¶12. (U) The CSP appointed Austria, Bolivia, Cameroon, 
Croatia, Ecuador, Finland, Namibia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia 
and Slovakia to the Committee. 
 
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ITEM SEVEN:  STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL 
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¶13. (U) Director-General Pfirter began his comments by 
referring to the destruction of Category 1 chemical weapons, 
in particular the U.S. and Russian extension requests.  He 
said the visits were a means of addressing political 
questions regarding the destruction programs and they should 
remain separate from inspections.  He also mentioned the 
 
 
extensions requested by Albania, Libya, India, A State Party, 
China and Japan, and Italy.  The DG reported that 179 
inspections have been completed so far this year.  He 
reiterated his belief that the proposed number of Article VII 
inspections in the 2007 budget is necessary to bring the 
verification effort to acceptable levels as soon as possible. 
 
 
¶14. (U) Pfirter said nearly all SPs have established a 
National Authority and most are working on national 
legislation.  He noted support given to implementation 
efforts, in particular by the U.S.  He announced the databank 
of information, required under Article X, is online and is 
available to member states.  The DG appealed to SPs to 
continue making voluntary contributions, which fund items 
like the Associate Program, which in the last 7 years has 
benefited 132 people from 78 SPs.  He announced the departure 
in March 2007 of John Makhubalo as Director of International 
Cooperation and Assistance.  His successor would be 
Ambassador Kalimi M. Mworia (Kenya), the first woman to serve 
in the top management of the Technical Secretariat. 
 
¶15. (U) On the 2007 budget, the DG said SPs will have a 
reduction on annual contributions of 1.7%.  Though the budget 
is negative zero-nominal-growth, they have not cut programs, 
noting that ICA funding is nearly 10% higher than in 2005. 
He said the payment plan for arrears would bring the OPCW 
into line with other UN organizations, and urged SPs to meet 
financial obligations to the OPCW in full and on time.  On 
tenure policy, he appreciated the additional flexibility 
granted by delegations.  The DG expressed his pleasure that 
at 181 SPs, the OPCW has exceeded the target of 180 by 
CSP-10, and there are only 14 non-SPs.  The DG was pleased at 
the response of the Mediterranean Basin conference in Rome, 
adding that universality in the Middle East should not be 
dependent on an overall solution in the region. 
 
¶16. (U) Pfirter told delegations new challenges are being 
generated by developments in science and technology.  He 
referred to nanotechnology and micro-reactors, which create 
new conditions and new demands on industry verification.  He 
said preparations for the Second RevCon in April 2008 are 
continuing, and they are beginning to move into the 
substantive phase of work.  The TS is continuing work on the 
Tenth Anniversary of the CWC for events in The Hague and 
elsewhere.  The full text of the DG's statement is available 
on the external server. 
 
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ITEM EIGHT:  GENERAL DEBATE 
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¶17. (U) The usual themes were raised, with particular 
emphasis on destruction and Article XI.  Nearly all 
delegations stressed concern about destruction by the major 
possessors and urged them to complete destruction by 2012. 
Most noted that if this was not done, it would bring the 
integrity and credibility of the CWC into question.   Few 
delegations mentioned the visits issue specifically, though 
they did say full transparency should be part of the 
extension requests.  The second major point, made by every 
NAM delegation, was the full implementation of Article XI. 
In uncanny unison, they called for the right of developing 
countries to promote international cooperation through the 
transfer of technology, material and equipment for peaceful 
purposes, stating that it is enshrined in the CWC.  Most 
notably, some delegations (particularly Iran) asked for an 
Action Plan. 
 
¶18. (U) The Iranian Foreign Minister, H.E. Dr. Manouchehr 
Mottaki, gave their national statement.  He expressed strong 
support for the CWC and OPCW, citing Iran's experience with 
CW used against their citizens by Iraq.  He said Iran wants 
to set up a support network to mobilize international care 
for CW victims to address their special needs.  He advocated 
penalties for the people and companies who sell CW materials, 
and said there are 400 European and U.S. countries that 
provided or transferred chemical agents to Iraq.  The rest of 
 
 
the speech followed along the lines of other NAM statements 
and was FAXed to ISN/CB. 
 
¶19. (U) Most delegations indicated their approval of the DG's 
new policy on tenure extensions.  NAM delegations linked this 
to better geographic representation of TS jobs.  Most women 
Ambassadors applauded the hiring of Amb. Mworia as the new 
ICA director and urged the DG to continue to look at women 
for further top-level positions.  Delegations expressed 
pleasure that 181 countries had acceded to the CWC, and noted 
there is still a lot of work to do, particularly in the 
Middle East.  Most delegations also reiterated their approval 
the extension of the Article VII action plan through another 
year.  Most delegations also supported a ZNG budget, though 
some (mostly NAM) countries were unhappy with the idea of a 
negative ZNG budget, stating any extra funds should be 
funneled into ICA programs.  A number of countries, both in 
WEOG, Asia Group, and GRULAC, stressed the need for a better 
OCPF site selection methodology.  Most delegations also 
mentioned work being done to prepare for the Second RevCon 
and the importance of the Tenth Anniversary to highlight the 
accomplishments of the OPCW. 
 
¶20. (U) Japan said they were working hard to address 
abandoned CW in China; China acknowledged Japan's hard work, 
but reiterated the need for Japan to work harder.  Japan and 
Australia were also concerned about late submissions and 
transfer discrepancies.  Cuba again decried the U.S. blockade 
as illegal.  Copies of the available national statements were 
pouched the ISN/CB; most will be available on the OPCW 
website, www.opcw.org. 
 
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ITEM NINE:  STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION 
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¶21. (U) 9.1 and 9.2: Article VII.  The CSP considered the 
report on the status of implementation of Article VII (as of 
1 November 2006) and approved the decision containing the 
Council's recommendation without discussion.  It should be 
noted that the CSP decision does not contain the EC-specific 
elements that were in the EC decision text. 
 
¶22. (U) Following the gaveling through of this CSP decision, 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Christopher Padilla, 
addressed the CSP to review U.S. efforts in providing Article 
VII implementation assistance to other SPs.  These efforts 
include Technical Assistance Visits and various outreach 
products - the Implementation Assistance Program (IAP), 
released in English, Spanish and French, and the new Global 
Chemical Industry Compliance Program, which were made 
available to delegations during the CSP.  His statement also 
introduced a new strategy to ensure that essentially 100 
percent of declarable industrial chemical activities occur 
within SPs that have fully met their Article VII obligations 
within the Tenth Anniversary.  This would be done by focusing 
our outreach effort on approximately 20 SPs with significant 
chemical production and trade that have yet to fully meet 
these obligations. 
 
¶23. (U) A/S Padilla held bilateral meetings with the 
following delegations to discuss this new initiative: the 
Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, China, India, Australia, 
Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan.  His message 
was very well-received by all SPs except for Mexico.  (Note: 
Later discussions between Ambassador Javits and Mexican 
Ambassador Fuentes revealed that the Mexican industry will 
benefit greatly from industry-to-industry interaction, as 
long as caution is taken in how this is packaged.)  The 
Philippines asked for U.S. support of an industry outreach 
seminar in Manila in early 2007, and Indonesia asked for 
continuing dialogue for further industry-related support. 
 
¶24. (U) In meetings with the DG and Legal Adviser Onate, 
there was clear support for this initiative and commitment to 
TS support in providing data, outreach, etc.  Article VII 
 
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facilitator Ambassador Lak (Netherlands) also supported this 
initiative and recommended establishing a small group of 
 
 
like-minded delegations to prioritize and organize our 
outreach efforts.  Several delegations have already shown 
interest in participating in such a group.  China requested 
A/S Padilla further discuss this initiative in early 2007 in 
China as part of a planned visit. 
 
¶25. (U) 9.3: Confidentiality.  The CSP noted the report by 
the DG on the implementation of the regime governing the 
handling of confidential material by the TS in 2006. 
 
¶26. (U) 9.4: A State Party's Deadline Extension.  The CSP 
approved without comment A State Party's request to extend 
its deadline for completion of destruction of its chemical 
weapons stockpiles to December 31, 2008. 
 
¶27. (U) 9.5:  Indian Extension Request.  The CSP approved 
without comment India's request to extend its deadline for 
completion of destruction of its chemical weapons stockpiles 
to April 28, 2009. 
 
¶28. (U) 9.6:  Libyan Extension Request.  The CSP approved 
without comment Libya's request to extend its intermediate 
destruction deadlines to May 1, 2010 (1%), July 1, 2010 (20%) 
and November 1, 2010 (45%) and its deadline for completion of 
destruction of its chemical weapons stockpiles to December 
31, 2011. 
 
¶29. (U) 9.7:  U.S. Extension Request.  Noted above. 
 
¶30. (U) 9.8:  Russian Extension Request.  Noted above. 
 
¶31. (U) 9.9:  Albanian Extension Request.  The CSP approved 
without comment the Albanian request to extend its 
intermediate deadlines to January 15, 2007 (1%), January 31, 
2007 (20%) and February 28, 2007 (45%). 
 
¶32. (U) 9.10:  Visits to Possessors.  Noted above.  Upon the 
recommendation of EC-M-26, the CSP adopted a decision 
outlining the (originally UK) proposal for members of the EC 
to conduct visits to CW destruction facilities in the U.S. 
and Russia, beginning no later than 2008. 
 
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ITEM TEN:  ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OPCW ON IMPLEMENTATION 
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¶33. (U) The CSP considered and approved the report of the 
OPCW without discussion. 
 
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ITEM ELEVEN:  ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 
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¶34. (U) The CSP noted the report on the performance of the 
EC's activities for the period from 2 July 2005 to 7 July 
¶2006.  The report was introduced by the Chairperson of the 
Council, Ambassador Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize of South Africa, 
who also elaborated upon EC recommendations requiring 
attention since the 7 July cut-off date. 
 
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ITEM TWELVE:   ELECTION OF MEMBER STATES TO THE EC 
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¶35. (U) The CSP elected 21 members for the following elective 
places on the EC for a two year term starting on 12 May 2007: 
 Africa (Cameroon, Ghana, Lesotho, Sudan, and Tunisia); Asia 
(China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, and Saudi 
Arabia); Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic); Latin 
America and the Caribbean (Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico); 
and WEOG (U.S., France, Germany, Italy, and UK). 
 
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ITEM THIRTEEN:  PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 
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¶36. (U) 13.1: Draft Programme and Budget.  Noted above. 
 
 
¶37. (U) 13.2:  Medium-Term Plan for 2007 to 2009.  The plan 
was noted without comment. 
 
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ITEM FOURTEEN:  SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS 
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¶38. (U) The CSP adopted the decision on the scale of 
assessments without comment. 
 
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ITEM FIFTEEN:  EXTERNAL AUDITOR'S REPORT FOR 2005 
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¶39. (U) The CSP noted the report of the External Auditor, as 
well as the EC's comments, without comment. 
 
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ITEM SIXTEEN:  ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS 
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¶40.  (U) 16.1: Regularization of Payment Dues to OPCW.  The 
CSP approved the plan without comment. 
 
¶41.  (U) 16.2: Report of the OIO for 2005.  The CSP noted the 
report, as well as the DG's note on the report without 
comment.  The CSP also noted the comments on the OIO report 
found in the Forty-Fifth Session of the EC (paragraphs 10.2 
and 10.3 of EC-45/2, dated May 19, 2006). 
 
¶42.  (U) 16.3: Amendments to Financial Regulations.  The CSP 
considered and adopted the amendments without comment. 
 
¶43.  (U) 16.4: Transfers of Funds Between Programmes in 2005. 
 The CSP noted the note without comment. 
 
¶44.  (U) 16.5:  Future Implementation of Tenure Policy.  The 
CSP decided to amend paragraph 1(c) of C-SS-2/DEC.1, thereby 
granting the DG the right to extend employment contracts in 
exceptional circumstances beyond the seven year tenure period 
until April 29, 2012. 
 
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ITEM SEVENTEEN:  ARTICLE XI 
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¶45. (U) Noted above. 
 
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ITEM EIGHTEEN:  UNIVERSALITY 
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¶46. (U) The CSP noted the annual report by the DG and adopted 
the decision concerning the plan of action (C-11/DEC/CRP.14, 
dated 5 December 2006) without comment.  The facilitator for 
this topic, Sad Moussi (Algeria) gave a brief report on 
recent activities, including the recent seminar in Rome. 
However, he failed to note, as he had promised the U.S. 
delegation he would, that certain delegations had sought 
numerical targets in the decision text. 
 
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ITEM NINETEEN:  OPCW OFFICE IN AFRICA 
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¶47. (U) The report language was approved without discussion. 
 
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ITEM TWENTY:  REPORTS OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES 
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¶48. (U) 20.1: Committee of the Whole.  The CSP approved the 
report of the Committee without comment. 
 
¶49. (U) 20.2: General Committee.  The CSP approved the report 
of the Committee without comment. 
 
¶50. (U) 20.3 and 20.4: Confidentiality Commission.  The CSP 
 
 
noted and approved the report of the Eight Meeting of the 
Commission.  The CSP elected 20 members of the 5 Regional 
Groups by acclamation for the next 2 year term (beginning 
January 2007). 
 
¶51. (U) 20.5: Credentials Committee.  The CSP considered and 
approved the report of the Committee on the credentials of 
the newly elected Representatives to CSP-11. 
 
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ITEM TWENTY-ONE:  ANY OTHER BUSINESS 
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¶52.  (U) The CSP adopted a decision on the establishment of a 
Committee on Relations with the Host Country without comment. 
 
 
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ITEM TWENTY-TWO:  DATES OF MEETINGS 
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¶53. (U) 22.1: CSP-12.  The Conference agreed that CSP-12 will 
be on November 5-9, 2007. 
 
¶54. (U) 22.2: Second Revcon.  The CSP agreed that this will 
be on April 7-18, 2008. 
 
¶55. (U) 22.3: CSP-13.  The Conference agreed that CSP-13 will 
be on December 2-5, 2008, as sought by the U.S. 
 
¶56. (U) Javits sends. 
ARNALL