(MENAFN) According to a senior diplomat, Russia is in negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about establishing a safe zone surrounding the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. Moscow has accused Kiev's soldiers of relentless bombardment and has threatened a tragedy.
Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s envoy to international organization in Vienna, asserted on Friday, “In terms of setting up a physical and nuclear security zone at the plant, there needs to be an international monitoring of the agreements.”
“And it has to be effective, otherwise the [accord] would just be an empty sheet of paper. This is the issue that we are discussing with the IAEA Secretariat.”
The IAEA stated on Thursday that external power had been restored to the plant after it had been forced to use emergency diesel generators the day before. Although the inspector did not assign responsibility for the strikes, Ulyanov stated on Thursday that IAEA personnel on the ground are "fully aware of where the fire emanates from."
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