IAEA June Board of Governors Begins Deliberations

The IAEA Board of Governors opened its second meeting of the year at the Agency's headquarters on 4 June 2012. On Monday, Director General Yukiya Amano delivered his introductory statement. The full text of the statement can be accessed here.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the Board of Governors. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA)

The IAEA Board of Governors opened its second meeting of the year at the Agency's headquarters on 4 June 2012.

On Monday, Director General Yukiya Amano delivered his introductory statement. The full text of the statement can be accessed here.

During the week, the Board will discuss: the implementation of the IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety; application of safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement and relevant provisions of United Nations Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran; implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic; the Safeguards Implementation Report for 2011; and the Annual Report for 2011.

The designation of members to serve on the Board in 2012-2013 will also be under consideration, as well as applications for membership to the Agency, and the Provisional Agenda for the September 2012 session of the General Conference.