Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi met with Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations and international organizations in Vienna Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri, on the occasion of the end of his tenure.
The IAEA Director General lauded Qatar's support and permanent cooperation with the agency, and its role as a member of the Agency's Board of Governors in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy globally.
He expressed his deep appreciation for the State of Qatar's contributions to financing the agency's various programs and projects, especially the contribution to financing the renovation of the agency's Seibersdorf Laboratories on the outskirts of Vienna and the agency's technical cooperation program.
For his part, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations and international organizations affirmed the State of Qatar's commitment to continue cooperating and supporting the Agency's future activities and to play its role in preventing nuclear proliferation, and assisting Member States in benefiting from nuclear technologies and implementing their development, economic and social programs, especially in the areas of food, agriculture and human health and environmental protection.
The Permanent Representative also expressed Qatar's gratitude for the co-operation and expertise provided by the IAEA to Qatar, and looked forward to expanding and strengthening this cooperation in the future to accelerate the pace of Qatar's development programs and scientific development.
