On Nov. 10, 2010, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met in Beijing with newly appointed OPCW Director-General, Mr. Ahmet Üzümcü.
Yang said China has always supported the purposes and objectives of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention) and has earnestly fulfilled the obligations of the Convention in a holistic manner. China attaches importance to and supports the work of OPCW. China appreciates the irreplaceable role OPCW plays in the field of disarmament and nonproliferation of chemical weapons. China hopes that it continues to attach importance to and promote the destruction of all chemical weapons including abandoned chemical weapons and continue to promote the fulfillment of its objectives in a balanced manner, such as non-proliferation, international cooperation, prevention of chemical weapons, and assistance. China will, as always support the work of the organization and the Director-General.
Üzümcü spoke positively of the important efforts China made in implementing the "Chemical Weapons Convention" (CWC) and the constructive role China played in the organization. He thanked the Chinese side for the strong support to OPCW and his work. He said he will commit himself to further cementing the good cooperative relations between China and OPCW.