Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The Prime Minister expresses Iraq's desire to occupy its position in the international arena, 19 MARCH

 The Prime Minister expresses Iraq's desire to occupy its position in the international arena

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, today, Monday, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi.

Al-Sudani confirmed in a statement received by Earth News that “Iraq was one of the first countries that sought to join the agency, abide by its treaties, and worked to establish nuclear reactors for peaceful purposes. Because of his conviction that nuclear energy must be a source of prosperity and not the development of lethal weapons

He pointed out that “at the end of last year, Iraq submitted to the Agency the requirements for its accession to the Nuclear Safety Agreement, and the Joint Agreement on the Safe Management of Spent Fuel and the Safe Management of Radioactive Waste, and it is looking forward to entering again into The field of peaceful applications of nuclear energy.

The Prime Minister expressed “Iraq’s desire to occupy its natural position in the international arena, and to engage in peaceful activity in the field of atomic energy. He also looks forward to assisting the Agency in developing programs and projects related to development in the field of nuclear applications for peaceful purposes.”

For his part, Grossi extended “an invitation to Mr. Sudanese to attend the Nuclear Energy Summit, which will be held in Brussels this March, expressing his appreciation for Iraq’s cooperation with the agency,” stressing that it is “one of the leading countries working with the agency, and he also declared his commitment to working with Iraq in its program and projects.” Peaceful, which includes energy, soil desalination, disease treatment, and other peaceful fields, indicating his aspiration for the Iraqi delegation to visit the agency’s headquarters in the coming weeks;

 “To work on developing a road map to develop Iraq’s work, build infrastructure, and obtain nuclear technology in peaceful fields.”  link

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