U.S. Ambassador James Collins
MOS2000040502 - 5 APRIL 2000 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA: U.S. Ambassador James Collins, left, listens to explanations of Zinovy Pak, the head of Russia's Munition Agency, at the opening of an American-funded laboratory in Moscow, Wednesday, April 5, 2000. Russian and U.S. officials on Wednesday opened an American-funded laboratory that would help Russia dismantle massive stockpiles of chemical weapons in line with a global ban. The laboratory, located at the State Scientific Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology which was the key facility in developing chemical weapons during the Soviet times, will serve to evaluate the technologies of destroying chemical wepaons and train personnel. cc/Maxim Marmur UPI
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