The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, welcomed Iraq's decision to join the OPCW as a significant step to strengthening global and regional efforts to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons.
禁止化学武器组织总干事罗赫略•普菲斯特大使欢迎伊拉克加入禁止化学武器组织的决定，认为这是增强全球和地区在防止化学武器传播和使用上努力的重要一步。