Summary
According to a diplomatic source close to the process, three straw polls conducted in the eight days before the Executive Council meeting quickly established Üzümcü as the front-runner. According to the observers, there was relief that a lengthy selection process and formal vote could be avoided.
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Opcw Chooses New Director-General
The Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) last month chose Ahmet Üzümcü of Turkey to succeed Rogelio Porter as the organization's director-general.
The council made the decision by consensus during its Oct. 13-16 meeting in The Hague, according to an Oct. 16 OPCW press release. The 41-memb...See the full content of this document
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