Amb. Al-Fassam: Kuwait Committed To Enhancing Technical Cooperation With IAEA

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) VIENNA, Sept 17 (KUNA) - Kuwait is committed to enhancing technical cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and supporting its programs in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, said Kuwait's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Talal Al-Fassam on Wednesday.
In his speech at the 69th session of the IAEA General Conference, Ambassador Al-Fassam affirmed that Kuwait continues to implement joint projects with the Agency, including the preparation of the Fourth National Cooperation Programme Framework Document (2026-2035).
Kuwait hosts four regional service and cooperation centers in cooperation with the IAEA concerned with medicine, the marine environment, and radiation protection, in addition to predesignating the Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research as a cooperation center with the agency to monitor radioactive contamination in the seas, he added.
He also noted that the Radioactivity Measurement Laboratory at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research has been accredited as a regional resource center for environmental radiation monitoring within the framework of the Arab States in West Asia (ARASIA), and a memorandum of understanding was signed during the current conference.
Ambassador Al-Fassam noted that cooperation with the agency last year saw the implementation of important projects, including combating and treating cancer, and monitoring marine micro plastic pollution and its impact on seafood safety.
He emphasized Kuwait's position calling for the right of all states to the peaceful use of nuclear energy in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, calling on Iran to continue cooperating with the IAEA to address outstanding issues transparently and build international confidence, expressing Kuwait's welcome of the agreement to resume joint cooperation between Iran and the IAEA under Egyptian auspices.
The Ambassador affirmed Kuwait's commitment to establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, noting that all countries in the region have acceded to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), with the exception of Israel, the "occupying power," which refuses to subject its nuclear facilities to comprehensive safeguards.
He pointed out "Israeli intransigence did not stop there, as its forces continue their brutal aggression against the sisterly State of Qatar," stressing that Kuwait condemns in the strongest terms this aggression, which threatens the security and stability of the region. (end)
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