06:14Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said his conversations with Rosatom on the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) had been 'intensive and exhaustive' while speaking at the press conference in Sochi on Wednesday.
"We have just finished a very intensive and exhaustive working session with colleagues from Rosatom together with the CEO here present, Director General Alexei Likhachev, and also representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor and representatives of the defence sector. This gave me and gave us I think an opportunity to evaluate the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant," Grossi said.
In turn, Rosatom Director-General Alexei Likhachev noted that the IAEA's presence at the ZNPP creates 'additional safety elements' which contribute to a 'safer existence' of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
"We have traditionally spent a lot of time today discussing the state of affairs, as they say, in the moment: what is happening in Energodar, what is happening at the Zaporozhye plant, how the control and supervision of security elements is going on, what forces are involved in the physical protection of the nuclear power plant - all this was discussed in detail with our partners in good faith. And I would say, probably, in one phrase, that we discussed these issues speaking the same language," he said.
Since July 2022, Moscow and Kiev have repeatedly accused each other of shelling the nuclear facility, after Russia took control of the site that March. The IAEA has maintained a presence since September 2022 to monitor the plant's safety.
Zaporozhye is one of four regions, also including the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Kherson, that President Vladimir Putin agreed to admit to the Russian Federation, signing accession documents in September 2022.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.
IAEA and Rosatom held 'intensive and exhaustive working session' on Zaporozhye NPP - Grossi
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said his conversations with Rosatom on the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) had been 'intensive and exhaustive' while speaking at the press conference in Sochi on Wednesday.
"We have just finished a very intensive and exhaustive working session with colleagues from Rosatom together with the CEO here present, Director General Alexei Likhachev, and also representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor and representatives of the defence sector. This gave me and gave us I think an opportunity to evaluate the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant," Grossi said.
In turn, Rosatom Director-General Alexei Likhachev noted that the IAEA's presence at the ZNPP creates 'additional safety elements' which contribute to a 'safer existence' of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
"We have traditionally spent a lot of time today discussing the state of affairs, as they say, in the moment: what is happening in Energodar, what is happening at the Zaporozhye plant, how the control and supervision of security elements is going on, what forces are involved in the physical protection of the nuclear power plant - all this was discussed in detail with our partners in good faith. And I would say, probably, in one phrase, that we discussed these issues speaking the same language," he said.
Since July 2022, Moscow and Kiev have repeatedly accused each other of shelling the nuclear facility, after Russia took control of the site that March. The IAEA has maintained a presence since September 2022 to monitor the plant's safety.
Zaporozhye is one of four regions, also including the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Kherson, that President Vladimir Putin agreed to admit to the Russian Federation, signing accession documents in September 2022.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said his conversations with Rosatom on the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) had been 'intensive and exhaustive' while speaking at the press conference in Sochi on Wednesday.
"We have just finished a very intensive and exhaustive working session with colleagues from Rosatom together with the CEO here present, Director General Alexei Likhachev, and also representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor and representatives of the defence sector. This gave me and gave us I think an opportunity to evaluate the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant," Grossi said.
In turn, Rosatom Director-General Alexei Likhachev noted that the IAEA's presence at the ZNPP creates 'additional safety elements' which contribute to a 'safer existence' of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
"We have traditionally spent a lot of time today discussing the state of affairs, as they say, in the moment: what is happening in Energodar, what is happening at the Zaporozhye plant, how the control and supervision of security elements is going on, what forces are involved in the physical protection of the nuclear power plant - all this was discussed in detail with our partners in good faith. And I would say, probably, in one phrase, that we discussed these issues speaking the same language," he said.
Since July 2022, Moscow and Kiev have repeatedly accused each other of shelling the nuclear facility, after Russia took control of the site that March. The IAEA has maintained a presence since September 2022 to monitor the plant's safety.
Zaporozhye is one of four regions, also including the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Kherson, that President Vladimir Putin agreed to admit to the Russian Federation, signing accession documents in September 2022.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.