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Egypt welcomes IAEA resolution placing nuclear safeguards on Israel
Egypt on Saturday welcomed a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency to endorse a draft resolution "affirming the urgent need for all states in the Middle East to accept full-scope IAEA safeguards on all their nuclear activities". Egypt, according to a statement by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abulgheit, "welcomes the 89-vote majority endorsement of the draft resolution." The draft resolution, submitted by Egypt is also aimed at turning the Middle East into a nuclear arms-free zone, the statement said.Abulgheit called on IAEA's Chairman Mohammad El-Baradei and the leaders of nations using the nuclear energy, to "assume their responsibility and take adequate steps leading to the implementation of the resolution, that was endorsed by the committee. "It is unthinkable that such countries continue to ignore the serious health risk associated with atomic and nuclear energy," the minister said. He called on Western states to "safeguard their credibility" if they are really determined to prevent nuclear proliferation." He urged those countries, for the benefit of all concerned, to review their policies regarding this topic. Posted by: Seafarious 2006-09-25 |
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