1st Meeting, 6th Session of the Working Group…

Opening of the meeting

• Ambassador Frederico S. Duque Estrada Meyer, Chairperson of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Convention, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

• Ms. Helen Clark, informal remarks to the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Convention by Helen Clark on behalf of The Elders

Agenda Item 6 : Measures on international cooperation and assistance under Article X
States Parties consider the draft measures contained in Section A of the "rolling text" presented by the Chairperson as document BWC/WG/6/CRP.1.

In line with the indicative schedule of activities adopted at the first session of the Working Group in March 2023, the following topics will be addressed:
• 11 and 12 August 2025: international cooperation and assistance
• 13 and 14 August 2025: scientific and technological developments, confidence-building and transparency
• 15 and 18 August 2025: confidence-building and transparency, compliance and verification
• 19 and 20 August 2025: compliance and verification, national implementation
• 21 and 22 August 2025: national implementation, procedural report