PRESS RELEASE

In its meeting held in Vienna today, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference endorsed Ambassador Rafael Grossi of Argentina as the new Director General of the Agency. As one of the founding members of the IAEA, Pakistan attaches great importance to the work of the Agency. Pakistan has traditionally enjoyed excellent working relations with the Agency and its successive Directors General.

Pakistan felicitates Ambassador Rafael Grossi on his appointment as the new Director General of the IAEA and looks forward to working with Director General Grossi in further advancing the important objective of the IAEA to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world.

Islamabad
2 December 2019

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