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Myanmar parliament agrees on seeking chemical weapon convention membership

Xinhua, January 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's parliament has agreed on seeking membership of the Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC), sources said on Wednesday.

Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Tin Oo Lwin told parliament's ongoing session that the country's intention to apply for CWC membership is a gesture of protection against chemical weapons not only in Asia but the global community.

A total of 190 states have given their consent to be bound by the CWC, while Myanmar and Israel have signed but not yet ratified the treaty.

Myanmar has been a signatory to the Biological Weapons Convention after the country submitted application at Geneva, Switzerland on Dec. 1, 2014 for membership. Endi