Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan met with the Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors, DKnews.kz reports.

Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the International Organizations in Vienna Mukhtar Tileuberdi met with the Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors, Permanent Representative of Argentina Holger Federico Martinsen.

During the meeting, the parties discussed preparations for the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors meeting and the 68th session of the IAEA General Conference, which will be held in September this year.

The Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan informed the head of the IAEA decision-making body the plans of our country to further advance the issue of restoring sovereign equality of Member States in the IAEA as part of the implementation of Kazakhstan’s resolution GC(67)/RES/15 of 29 September 2023. He also touched upon Kazakhstan’s intention to hold a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant this autumn, and the importance of close coordination with the IAEA on this issue.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue working together to promote the representation of all member states in the IAEA decision-making bodies.