Honduras ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention on Aug. 29, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons announced in a press statement yesterday (see GSN, Aug. 24).
Honduras will become a treaty member state on Sept. 28, 30 days after the deposit of its instrument of ratification (OPCW release, Sept. 5).
Meanwhile, Antigua and Barbuda deposited its instrument of accession to the treaty on Aug. 29 and will also become a state party on Sept. 28.
With the addition of the two countries, the total number of treaty parties stands at 173 (OPCW release II, Sept. 5).