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THE HOLY SEE
SIGNATURE
14 January 1993
RATIFICATION, ACCESSION OR SUCCESSION
12 May 1999
ENTRY INTO FORCE
11 June 1999
REGION
Western European and Other States
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE HOLY SEE TO THE OPCW
Carnegielaan 5
2517 KH The Hague
The Netherlands
SECRETARIAT OF STATE
Citta del Vaticano
00120 Vatican
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H.E. MGR. DR. PAUL TSCHANG IN NAM
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Presentation of Credentials: 14 December 2022
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