China urges IAEA to ensure global nuclear safety
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:37 am ICT by IANSUnited Nations, Nov 2 (IANS) China has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to further strengthen its leading role in enhancing global nuclear safety and promoting relevant international cooperation.
Wang Min, Chinese deputy representative to the UN, made these remarks during an open meeting of the 66th session of UN General Assembly on the IAEA report Tuesday, Xinhua reported.
IAEA shoulders important responsibilities in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy and preventing nuclear proliferation, said Wang, adding that it needs to further summarize experiences and lessons of the Fukushima nuclear accident, assisting member states to enhance nuclear safety and emergency response capabilities.
He urged the IAEA to “increase technical assistance to developing countries, improve newcomer’s national nuclear infrastructure and promote the safe, secure and sustainable development of nuclear energy.”
The IAEA was also asked to strengthen nuclear safeguards regime, effectively prevent nuclear proliferation, and maintain an objective and impartial stand on sensitive and hot nuclear issues.
Wang also said that China had decided to contribute $200,000 to the Nuclear Security Fund of the IAEA for the purpose of enhancing nuclear security capability of the Asia-Pacific Region.
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