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Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan Join Chemical Weapons Convention
Kyrgyzstan and Cape Verde submitted their instruments of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention Sept. 29 and Oct. 10 respectively (see GSN, June 3).
Kyrgyzstan’s accession takes effect Oct. 29 and Cape Verde’s Nov. 9. At that point, 157 nations will be party to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Cape Verde is the 38th African state to join the treaty and with Kyrgyzstan’s accession all seven Central Asian nations will be member states (OPCW release, Oct. 14).
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