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IAEA impressed by Vietnam’s capabilities, engagement: Acting Director General

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is impressed by Vietnam's capabilities and active engagement regarding its positive contributions within the UN framework and IAEA’s cooperative activities serving atomic energy applications for peaceful purposes, Acting Director General Najat Mokhtar affirmed at her July 24 meeting with State President Vo Van Thuong in Austria.
IAEA impressed by Vietnam’s capabilities, engagement: Acting Director General ảnh 1At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Vienna (VNA) – The International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) is impressed by Vietnam's capabilities and active engagementregarding its positive contributions within the UN framework and IAEA’scooperative activities serving atomic energy applications for peaceful purposes,Acting Director General Najat Mokhtar affirmed at her July 24 meeting with State President Vo Van Thuong in Austria.

Thuong, now on an official visit to theEuropean nation, told Mokhtar that he appreciated IAEA’s contributions inensuring nuclear safety, security, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; and in promotingnuclear technology development and applications for peaceful purposes andsustainable global development. He also expressed his gratitude to the agency forits provision of medical equipment and transfer of COVID-19 testing technology forVietnam.

Mokhtar stressed that cooperation with Vietnam serves as asuccessful and effective model in various areas, including agriculture,health care, renewable energy, and climate change adaptation. She confirmed IAEA will continue to enhance its cooperation with and technology transfer forVietnam.

Both sides agreed that their team work is progressing well,with IAEA supporting Vietnam in implementing projects within the framework of itstechnical cooperation programme, such as those on addressing diseasesoriginating from animals (ZODIAC) and ocean plastic waste (NUTEC Plastics).

IAEA impressed by Vietnam’s capabilities, engagement: Acting Director General ảnh 2 President Vo Van Thuong (L) and Acting Director General Najat Mokhtar at their July 24 meeting in Austria.(Photo: VNA)
Thuong affirmed Vietnam will actively participate in and carryout IAEA-initiated technical cooperation projects under the country programmeframework for cooperation in the development of atomic energy applications for2022-2027. He thanked IAEA for supporting the trilateral collaborative projectbetween Vietnam, IAEA, and Laos/Cambodia which promotes the application ofatomic energy for peaceful purposes in the two neighbouring countries.

The leader proposed IAEA continue toincrease technical cooperation projects for the Asia-Pacific region, enablingVietnam to participate in specific ones to enhance its human resources trainingand technology transfer. He also requested further engagement between thesides in international cooperation programmes as well as in experience sharingand technical support for Vietnam to strengthen national capacity, particularlyregarding nuclear security and safety.

Mokhtar praised Vietnam's effective role as a member of theIAEA Board of Governors for the 2021-2023 term and wished the Southeast Asiancountry will continue contributing to the agency’s efforts in tackling commoninternational concerns such as nuclear security and safety, non-proliferationof nuclear weapons, nuclear technology development for peace, andnon-traditional security challenges.

IAEA impressed by Vietnam’s capabilities, engagement: Acting Director General ảnh 3At the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNCITRAL Secretariat in technical support and capacity building (Photo: VNA)
On the occasion, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang had a working session with Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Vietnamese ministry and UNCITRAL Secretariat in technical support and capacity building./.
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