The head of the IAEA has reported that the mission plans to spend several days at the nuclear power plant, including to speak with staff and then report on the outcome of the trip.
Euskaraz irakurri: NBERen misioa Zaporizhiako zentralerantz abiatu da azpiegitura ikuskatzeko
‘s mission International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is this Wednesday to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe and currently under Russian control, to inspect the situation on the terrain.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, the mission, which met in Kiev on Tuesday with the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, will try to establish a permanent representation in the facility that is yet to be occupied by Russian troops from March 4
“We are finally moving” after six months of effort and negotiations, the IAEA Director General said, Mariano Grossicwho spoke early on Wednesday at a briefing in Kiev before departing for headquarters in southeastern Ukraine.
Grossi has pointed out that the agency’s job is “to assess the real situation there, to help stabilize the situation as much as possible”.
The IAEA chief added that the mission plans spend several days at the nuclear power plant, even to talk to the staff and then be able to report on the outcome of the trip.
According to Grossi, the organization also plans to: set up a permanent representation in the nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe and the third in the world in terms of energy production, and which is at risk after the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army.
In addition, the head of the IAEA has indicated that the agency is crossing the front line for the first time: “We are going to a war zone, we are going to the occupied territories. This requires the Guarantee explicit statements, not only from the Russian Federation, but also from the Government of Ukraine. And we were able to guarantee that,” he says.
The International Atomic Energy Agency mission, led by Grossi, arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday with the intention of leaving for the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) as soon as possible, once they had the necessary safety guarantees.
The ZNPP has remained in the hands of the Russian army after it was captured by its troops. last March 4. Since then, the invaders have deployed military equipment and ammunition at the nuclear power plant facilities while shelling the surrounding area, according to the Kiev government.
The United Nations, the United States and Ukraine, among others, have asked Russia to withdraw military equipment and personnel from the nuclear facility, while Moscow has accused the Ukrainians of being responsible for the attacks.
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Source: EITB
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