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Beijing

Chemical weapons pact supported

China firmly supports the purpose of the Convention on the Banning of Chemical Weapons and expects to strengthen cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, State Councilor Yang Jiechi said on Monday. He made the remarks in a meeting with the organization's Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu. Uzumcu spoke highly of China's role in the organization and its achievements in fulfilling it obligations over the past two decades.