VIENNA, MARCH 6 – Delivering Italy’s statement at the IAEA Board of Governors, The Italian Permanent Representative to the U.N. in Vienna Maria Assunta Accili reiterated Italy’s commitment to the full implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement and full trust in the organization’s ability to objectively and impartially verify Teheran’s compliance with its obligations under the deal.
Italy sits among the 35 Governors composing this key IAEA policy making body for the triennium 2017-2020. The Board examines and makes recommendations to the General Conference on the IAEA’s financial statements, programme and budget. It considers applications for membership, approves safeguards agreements and the publication of the IAEA’s safety standards. It also appoints the Director General of the IAEA, with the approval of the General Conference.
Today’s meeting at the agency headquarters in Vienna was one of five that the Board helds annually. Director General Yukiya Amano updated the Board on important issues, including North Korea and Iran. In her address, Accili gave full support to the process of dialogue with the Democratic Republic of North Korea unlocked last year by the United States. “We continue urging Pyongyang to give concrete proof of its asserted willingness to denuclearize by engaging in meaningful negotiations and returning to the NPT”, she said. (@OnuItalia)
