Minister Vigenin met with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano
30 June 2014 News
Minister Kristian Vigenin met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, who is on a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of our top diplomat. This is the first visit of IAEA Director General in the last 14 years.
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister and the head of the IAEA discussed the excellent cooperation between Bulgaria and the Agency. They focused on the implementation of Iranian commitment to the Cooperation agreement with the IAEA, and the role of the Agency in relation to DPRK's nuclear program.
They discussed also the future of nuclear energy after the 2011 earthquake in Japan and the Fukushima accident. According to the head of the IAEA, nuclear energy remains a preferred alternative and there are plans for its expansion especially in Asia. They agreed that the main conclusion of Fukushima is that the plant safety should be top priority and all the efforts of the states should be directed towards achieving this goal.
Among the other topics of discussion was the role of nuclear energy for meeting the commitments of countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
During his visit, the head of the IAEA held meetings with the Minister of Economy and Energy Dragomir Stoynev and the Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency Lachezar Kostov. The University of National and World Economy and the IAEA signed a cooperation agreement in the field of research and organization of master's program in nuclear security. The guest will visit the University Hospital "Tsaritsa Yoanna-ISUL" with which the IAEA implements joint projects on the use of nuclear technology to fight cancer. Yukiya Amano will visit the Kozloduy NPP where he will get acquainted with measures taken after the Fukushima accident.
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