(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Türkiye has been elected to the Board of Governors of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the term 2022-2024,
the Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced, reports citing
.
“Türkiye will assume this duty together with Denmark within the
Western Europe Group following the elections held at the 66th
General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna,” it said in a
statement.
Türkiye has last been a member of the Board of Governors in the
period 2015-2017.
The Board of Governors is one of the two policy-making bodies of
the IAEA, along with the annual General Conference of IAEA Member
States.
“Türkiye's membership is a manifestation of our strong will to
contribute to the objectives and work of the Agency, which became
more important under the current conjuncture,” the ministry
said.
Apart from Türkiye, some 10 countries - Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa
Rica, Denmark, Kenya, Namibia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and
Uruguay - have been newly elected to serve.
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