HAEA’s bilateral and multilateral meetings with counterparts in the region, the USA and other countries outside Europe

On 26 September 2022, the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency began in Vienna. The delegation of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority was led by Andrea Beatrix Kádár, President of the HAEA. In addition to the GC programmes, the President participated in bilateral and multilateral meetings with the heads of other nuclear regulatory authorities, and in high-level discussions with the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the European Commission.

HAEA leaders held meetings with representatives of the nuclear regulatory authorities of the US, Argentina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Poland, Morocco, Romania, Serbia and Türkiye. The bilateral discussions focused on the evaluation of the previous period and the direction of future cooperation.

The HAEA delegation held a quadrilateral meeting with the Czech, Slovak and Slovenian authorities to discuss current issues of common interest and to review technical issues that may require a common position towards international organisations.

The meeting with the nuclear regulatory bodies of the United States of America and Romania was a highlight of the series of meetings, with the HAEA signing a renewed memorandum of understanding with these countries for the next five-year period. A first high-level meeting was held with the Argentinean authority, one of its objectives being to identify the main areas of future cooperation.

Andrea Beatrix Kádár stressed the importance of professional cooperation between authorities in knowledge sharing and evaluating experiences, as it contributes significantly to the continuous improvement of their activities.