Undersecretary Tripodi’s participation in the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention at UN Geneva – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

On behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, attended the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) at the United Nations Building in Geneva. Chaired by Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, Italy’s Permanent Representative to the Disarmament Conference, the works will continue for three weeks, until 16 December. The unanimous election of Ambassador Bencini as President of the Review Conference is a recognition of Italy’s traditional commitment and constructive approach to disarmament, non-…