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IAEA Board of Governors Meeting in Vienna

2019.11.27
Source: IAEA

The regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency was held in Vienna from 18 to 22 November 2019. Hungary participated in the meeting as member of the Board of Governors. Highlights of the meeting included the 2020-2021 project cycle of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme, a report on the previous cycle, and Acting Director Cornel Feruta providing detailed information on IAEA inspections in Iran.


As regards Technical Cooperation, two statements were made by Hungary. In connection with the 2018-2019 cycle, we mentioned the nine regional technical cooperation events hosted by our country, and the several scientific visitors from other countries the Hungarian institutions received during this period. Talking about the next project cycle, we emphasized the importance of projects aimed at improving nuclear safety. Hungary also informed the Board about the new Hungarian national project, which aims to contribute to enhancing patient care in diagnostic radiology.

With regard to Iran, Acting Director General, Cornel Feruta reiterated the importance of cooperation and full compliance of obligations and gave a detailed account of the current situation. Speaking about North Korea, he said that the IAEA would continue to monitor the country's nuclear program on the basis of open source information and satellite imagery, and reiterated his call on the country to cooperate with the IAEA (the Agency’s inspectors were required to leave North Korea in 2009). The Acting Director General renewed his call to Syria to cooperate fully with the IAEA in connection with unresolved issues.

The next important event is the extraordinary meeting of the IAEA General Conference on 2 December, which approves the appointment of the new Director General, Rafael Grossi, elected by the Board of Governors.