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Derailment of the Fifth Working Group of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
The fifth meeting of the BWC Working Group, held in December 2024, failed to reach consensus on establishing an international cooperation and assistance (ICA) mechanism and a science and technology (S&T) mechanism due to a unilateral objection by the Russian Federation. While there is general agreement on the need for a verification regime, significant divergence remains regarding its definition, scope, and the relevance of the 2001 draft protocol. The author recommends that 2025 sessions focus on establishing a workplan, a 'North Star' ambition, and guiding principles before formal technical negotiations begin, and calls for a special conference in 2025 to ratify the provisional mechanisms.
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Document type: Statement