Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013. 

President Obama congratulates the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which reinforces the international community’s commitment to the international prohibition against the use of chemical weapons.  One of the President’s highest priorities is to prevent the proliferation or use of weapons of mass destruction, and this award honors those who make it their life’s work to advance this vital goal.  Since its…