India elected as external auditor of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

New Delhi, April 22: In the major development, India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) ) G..C.Murmu has been elected as the External Auditor of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). With that India has now clinched another membership in key international bodies.

 

 

Ministry of External Affairs issued the statement and informed about this appointment. According to the statement, India will serve its tenure for a three-year term starting in 2021. It said that India's election is a recognition of its standing among the international community.

 

 

 

"The Hague-based Conference of State Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) selected the CAG as its external auditor for a three-year term starting 2021," th

e MEA said in a statement.

 

MEA said the appointment was made through an election process at the OPCW conference on Wednesday where India received overwhelming support ahead of others. "India's election was a recognition of its standing among the international community as well as the professionalism, high standards, experience globally and competitive bid by the CAG of India," the MEA said.

 

 

 

 

"India was also selected as the member of the executive council of the OPCW representing Asia group for another two-year term during the OPCW conference of state parties," it said.

 

OPCW is a prestigious intergovernmental organisation working for the elimination of chemical weapons. The OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavor to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.

 

Also read: India elected to three bodies of UN Economic and Social CouncilIndia has also elected to three United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) bodies viz. the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Executive Board of UN Women, and the Executive Board of the World Food Programme.

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