The Russian Foreign Ministry called the vote “selective execution”, as a result of which the Russian Federation lost its seat on the executive committee of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the ministry’s press service reported.
“In 2023, it was the turn of the Russian Federation to suffer such selective executions as a result of endless attacks from Western countries, and more and more false claims were made against our country for alleged violations of the CWC,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. aforementioned.
They noted that the West managed to “obtain a majority of votes for its deputies” in the OPCW executive council “as a result of unprecedented political pressure, financial and economic blackmail and open threats” against member states that might support Russia.
RF loss He will take part in the OPCW executive council during the 28th Conference of States Parties to the organization on 29 November. It was reported that the country received 65 votes against the required minimum of 66 votes. Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine received seats from the Eastern European Group on the OPCW Executive Council.
Kirill Lysogorsky, Deputy Chairman of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, who previously headed the Russian delegation at the OPCW conference. statedIt was stated that Russia received evidence of chemical transfer from the USA to Ukraine.