Slovakia's Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Malta Jiakova (63), who was elected as the Secretary-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), interviewed the Asahi Shimbun. He said that the IAEA nuclear agreement, which IAEA is responsible for verification, should be continued from the standpoint of nuclear non-proliferation as it is the “best way to verify Iran's nuclear development at the moment”.
Mr. Jiakova has long been involved in nuclear energy as a scientist and chaired the IAEA annual meeting in 2018. If elected by the Secretary-General, IAEA will be the first female top.
IAEA's role as a “guardian of nuclear weapons” is to emphasize that it is important to maintain neutrality and independence. Regarding the future of the Iran nuclear agreement, he said, “We should find a way to ease tensions and help Iran overcome this difficult situation.”
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