٠٠:٠٣:٢٨The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned that North Korea's nuclear programme is going ahead during Monday's sitting of the IAEA's General Conference in Vienna.
Grossi expressed concern that the programme is going ahead in "contradiction with several UN Security Council resolutions" and includes "plutonium separation, uranium enrichment and other activities."
"The IAEA is prepared, is ready, has the information and the ability to go back immediately once a political solution and a way forward [is] found among the interested players," added Grossi.
Grossi emphasised that the IAEA's non-proliferation mission "stands at the forefront" of the organisation as he also highlighted that during the unravelling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAEA "continued inspecting facilities all over the world, in spite of that situation and as a result of that, there was no risk of proliferation because of the absence of the IAEA inspectors".
Speaking on the IAEA's relationship with Iran, Grossi noted that "there are important clarifications to be provided."
Last week the head of Iran's nuclear programme, Mohammad Eslami, acknowledged that IAEA cameras were damaged during an attack on one of the country's nuclear facilities earlier this year.
Finally, speaking on the topic of climate change, Grossi said that in the face of a "red alert for the planet", the IAEA was "ready to continue supporting" countries wishing to benefit "from the peaceful uses of nuclear energy."
The 65th annual conference of the IAEA is set to continue until September 24.
Austria: North Korea's nuclear programme going 'full steam ahead' says IAEA's Grossi
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned that North Korea's nuclear programme is going ahead during Monday's sitting of the IAEA's General Conference in Vienna.
Grossi expressed concern that the programme is going ahead in "contradiction with several UN Security Council resolutions" and includes "plutonium separation, uranium enrichment and other activities."
"The IAEA is prepared, is ready, has the information and the ability to go back immediately once a political solution and a way forward [is] found among the interested players," added Grossi.
Grossi emphasised that the IAEA's non-proliferation mission "stands at the forefront" of the organisation as he also highlighted that during the unravelling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAEA "continued inspecting facilities all over the world, in spite of that situation and as a result of that, there was no risk of proliferation because of the absence of the IAEA inspectors".
Speaking on the IAEA's relationship with Iran, Grossi noted that "there are important clarifications to be provided."
Last week the head of Iran's nuclear programme, Mohammad Eslami, acknowledged that IAEA cameras were damaged during an attack on one of the country's nuclear facilities earlier this year.
Finally, speaking on the topic of climate change, Grossi said that in the face of a "red alert for the planet", the IAEA was "ready to continue supporting" countries wishing to benefit "from the peaceful uses of nuclear energy."
The 65th annual conference of the IAEA is set to continue until September 24.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned that North Korea's nuclear programme is going ahead during Monday's sitting of the IAEA's General Conference in Vienna.
Grossi expressed concern that the programme is going ahead in "contradiction with several UN Security Council resolutions" and includes "plutonium separation, uranium enrichment and other activities."
"The IAEA is prepared, is ready, has the information and the ability to go back immediately once a political solution and a way forward [is] found among the interested players," added Grossi.
Grossi emphasised that the IAEA's non-proliferation mission "stands at the forefront" of the organisation as he also highlighted that during the unravelling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAEA "continued inspecting facilities all over the world, in spite of that situation and as a result of that, there was no risk of proliferation because of the absence of the IAEA inspectors".
Speaking on the IAEA's relationship with Iran, Grossi noted that "there are important clarifications to be provided."
Last week the head of Iran's nuclear programme, Mohammad Eslami, acknowledged that IAEA cameras were damaged during an attack on one of the country's nuclear facilities earlier this year.
Finally, speaking on the topic of climate change, Grossi said that in the face of a "red alert for the planet", the IAEA was "ready to continue supporting" countries wishing to benefit "from the peaceful uses of nuclear energy."
The 65th annual conference of the IAEA is set to continue until September 24.