Statements by Non-Governmental Organisations to the 2007 Meeting of States Parties

On Monday, 10 December, the General Debate was suspended in order to enable 6 invited experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to participate in a roundtable discussion with the Chair of the Meeting of States Parties, Ambassador Masood Khan (Pakistan). They made brief introductions after which the States Parties were invited to ask questions or enter into discussion. The formula was new, and may be repeated at future meetings.

On 10 and 11 December other NGOs made plenary statements to the delegates participating in the Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC). In their statements the NGOs reflected on aspects of the meeting agenda.

Roundtable discussion (in alphabetical order)

• Prof Marie Chevrier (Arms Control Center Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons, United States)
• Dr Filippa Lentzos (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
• Prof Kathryn Nixdorff (International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility, Germany)
• Prof Graham Pearson (Department of Peace Studies University of Bradford, United Kingdom)
• Ms Angela Woodward (Verification Research, Training and Information Centre, United Kingdom)
• Dr Jean Pascal Zanders (BWPP)

NGO statements (in alphabetical order)

• International Weapons Control Centre (IWCC), DePaul University, Chicago, USA