Grand reception held in Istanbul to celebrate Chinese New Year

STORY: Grand reception held in Istanbul to celebrate Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shangri-La Hotel in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Chinese and Turkish guests attending the reception organized by the Consulate General of China in Istanbul 3. various of Chinese artist performing the Guzheng instrument 4. various of Chinese female artist singing 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI JIAYUE, Chinese football player 6. various of Chinese and Turkish guests attending the reception organized by the Consulate General of China in Istanbul 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SUKRU SENTURK, Member of China Young Entrepreneurs Association 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HUSEYIN UZUMCU, Turkish entrepreneur STORYLINE: As millions across China prepare to mark the Year of the Rabbit on Jan. 22, the Chinese Consulate-General in Istanbul held a grand reception attended by overseas Chinese as well as Turkish guests. For the event, the Shan

Last of Syria's chemical weapons handed over: OPCW

Last of Syria's chemical weapons handed over: OPCW

HAGUE, Netherlands - Ahmet Uzumcu, director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at a press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 23, 2014, says the last of Syria's declared chemical weapons components have been removed from the country.

Syria arms disposal

Syria arms disposal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Ambassador to the Netherlands Masaru Tsuji (L) and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director General Ahmet Uzumcu shake hands at the OPCW headquarters in the Hague, the Netherlands, on Feb. 25, 2014. They exchanged documents on the Japanese government's offer of 1.4 billion yen (about $13.69 million) to a fund to cover the costs of chemical stockpile disposal, said to be the largest contribution to the fund so far.

Chemical weapons watchdog

Chemical weapons watchdog

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director General Ahmet Uzumcu holds a press conference in the Hague, the Netherlands, on Oct. 9, 2013.

Iraq alleges Islamic State group's use of chlorine gas: OPCW chief

Iraq alleges Islamic State group's use of chlorine gas: OPCW chief

Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, says at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2015, that the OPCW was informed by Iraqi authorities that the Islamic State militant group used chlorine gas against Iraqi soldiers in northern Baghdad in October 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Foreign Minister Kishida talks with OPCW director general

Foreign Minister Kishida talks with OPCW director general

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Ahmet Uzumcu, visiting director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, before their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo