"Iran's proposal on the necessity of countering and preventing acts of terrorism and sabotage against nuclear facilities was intercalated in the Nuclear Safety Resolution of the IAEA General Assembly," Iran's Residing Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh told FNA on Saturday.
Noting that the US and the European members of the IAEA opposed Iran's proposal, Soltaniyeh said the Nuclear Safety Resolution was not approved by consensus, but it was eventually approved after several rounds of voting and after more than 50 countries refrained from accompanying the US and the EU members.
The US and its western allies have repeatedly sought to sabotage Iran's nuclear program and facilities through a wide array of operations, which include terrorist bomb blasts, assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and cyberwar.
The 56th annual session of the IAEA General Conference concluded yesterday in Vienna. More than 3,000 delegates from 155 IAEA Member States, international organizations, NGO's and the media attended the five-day event held at the Austria Center, Vienna from 17-21 September 2012.
At its concluding sessions, General Conference delegates adopted resolutions aimed at strengthening the IAEA's work in the areas of nuclear science and technology, safety, security, safeguards and technical cooperation. The adopted resolutions will be accessible from this link as they become available.
Also at the General Conference, a two-day Scientific Forum focusing on ways in which nuclear applications can alleviate global food production and supply challenges was held, alongside a number of side events on the Agency's work in areas such as nuclear energy, safety and security, nuclear sciences and applications and technical cooperation.
Following are selected highlights from the week-long event:
The General Conference approved the applications of the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of San Marino for membership in the IAEA. Membership will take effect once the appropriate legal instruments are deposited with the Agency. It also elected Mr. Carlos Barros Oreiro of Uruguay as President of the 56th IAEA General Conference.
The 2012 IAEA Scientific Forum on Food for the Future: Meeting the Challenges with Nuclear Applications which began 18 September and concluded on Wednesday, 19 September, featured presentations and discussions from scientists and experts from around the world. They emphasized the IAEA's unique mission of making nuclear technology available to developing countries to help them grow more food, fight animal and plant pests and diseases and ensure the safety of food products.
On 20 September, the General Conference also elected 11 new IAEA Board Members to serve for two years. These are: Algeria, Argentina, Costa Rica, Greece, Libya, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Thailand and Uruguay.
The 57th IAEA General Conference is due to be held from 16-20 September 2013 at the Agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
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The 56th annual session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna wrapped up work by approving the inclusion of Iran's proposal for countering and preventing terrorist and sabotage acts against the members' nuclear facilities, in the Nuclear Safety Resolution of the General Assembly.
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