IAEA chief unlikely to visit Zaporozhye NPP this year — Russian diplomat

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There are no signs that Ukraine is prepared to provide Rafael Grossi with security guarantees for such a trip, and the IAEA Director General himself is actively involved in the campaign for the election of the UN Secretary-General, noted Russian Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi is unlikely to visit the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) this year as Kiev is not ready to provide security guarantees to him, Russian Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov said.

"I doubt it. Firstly, there are no signs that Ukraine is prepared to provide the director general with security guarantees for such a visit. Secondly, Rafael Grossi is currently heavily involved in the campaign for the post of UN Secretary General. Under these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to find a ‘window’ for a visit to the ZNPP. Furthermore, there is no urgent need for this at present," he said in an interview with the Kommersant daily.

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