Vietnam actively discusses topics at IAEA Board of Governors’ regular meeting

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representatives have actively participated in speeches and discussions covering many topics at a regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is taking place from March 6 to March 10 in Vienna in Austria.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Nguyen Trung Kien, governor and permanent representative of Vietnam to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is currently attending the regular meeting of the agency’s Board of Governors in Vienna.

The Vietnamese delegation participated in discussions relating to draft reports on security, safety, and the application of nuclear technology in the year ahead.

They also reiterated the nation’s unwavering guidelines and policies aimed at supporting the IAEA’s three pillars, including safety, security, and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.

The nation used the platform to hails the agency’s various initiatives in promoting the application of nuclear technology in terms of service of civil activities for peaceful purposes.

It therefore supports a balanced approach to nuclear safety and security, whilst sharing valid concern about current complex developments occurring in security, as well as upholding the principle of dialogue and the settlement of disputes by peaceful means on the basis of the UN Charter and international law.

Participants have reviewed security, safety, and application of nuclear technology in 2022 and looked into the IAEA’s priorities in this field for this, as well as the implementation of safeguards agreements between the agency and Iran, Syria, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), among other issues.

In his remarks, Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the IAEA, affirmed that, “It is a central and unique strength of the agency that we facilitate and produce data that is usable, comparable and accessible to all states.”

"Our scientific work, and our assistance to member states in designing their own studies and collecting, sharing and analysing data, advances global understanding on key issues and facilitates science-based policy decision with national, regional, and global impact,” Grossi added.

The IAEA will therefore continue to support Turkey and Syria in their response efforts and provide significant additional assistance under its technical co-operation programme, the agency’s leader pledged.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Vietnam’s National Action Centre for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET) will hold working sessions alongside representatives from international organisations and partners in a bid to enhance co-operation in nuclear technology application.

The IAEA Board of Governors convenes a series of meetings in March, June, September, and November each year.
Vietnam was elected as a member of the council in September, 2021, for a two-year tenure.

 

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