Vietnam was elected Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors

On September 23, at the first meeting of the Council of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna headquarters (Austria), 35 member countries of the Council agreed to elect Vietnam to be the Master. Chairman of the Council for the term 2013-2014.

Previously, at the 57th IAEA General Assembly held on September 19, IAEA member countries agreed to elect Vietnam and 10 other countries as members of the IAEA Board of Governors for the 2013-2015 term.

Speaking after being elected to important positions, Ambassador Nguyen Thiep, a member of Vietnam, Chairman of the Board of Governors thanked the trust and support of IAEA member countries for Vietnam. that Vietnam's first position as the Chairman of the Board of Governors marks Vietnam's apparent maturity at the IAEA as well as multilateral fora; At the same time, it is a new step to implement Vietnam's proactive and active international integration policy.

Ambassador Nguyen Thiep affirmed that with the nuclear power program being implemented in Vietnam, joining and acting as Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors will certainly be an opportunity for Vietnam to contribute to the implementation of the objectives. of the IAEA, demonstrating its consistent policy of promoting the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as well as advocating against nuclear proliferation towards complete and complete disarmament. .

The IAEA, an intergovernmental international organization, founded in 1957, plays a central role in international cooperation to promote peaceful use of nuclear energy, improve people's lives and ensure energy security, food security and environmental protection.

The IAEA also has the function of controlling and preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, ensuring that the use of this energy source does not serve military purposes, enhance nuclear security and safety through the construction and implementation of international standards on nuclear security and safety, implementation of regulations on nuclear inspection.

Recently, IAEA also holds the leading position in ensuring nuclear safety, developing and implementing regulations, codes of conduct and guidelines in this field as well as assisting countries in implementing action plans. Nuclear security was approved in September 2011.

The Council of Governors, with 35 members, many of whom have advanced nuclear technology, is the IAEA's policy-making body, through regular meetings throughout the year, examining the IAEA's activities below. the management of the IAEA Director General.

The Council of Governors has the function of appointing the Director General of the IAEA, discussing and making decisions on the IAEA's operational program, promoting the implementation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), approving the Agreements. safety and additional protocols signed by the IAEA with countries through nuclear safety and security standards, promoting technical cooperation between the IAEA and countries, proposing budgets to the General Council through…

Vietnam joined the IAEA since 1978, during which three times was elected as a member of the Board of Governors (1991-1993; 1997-1999; 2003-2005) with participants, actively contributing to the work of the Association. The Governor is highly appreciated by the IAEA and the countries.

Vietnam's participation has contributed to promoting cooperation between the IAEA and Vietnam to improve the capacity for peaceful research, development and use of nuclear energy in Vietnam.