Morocco was officially elected, Monday in Vienna, president of the 64th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the supreme governing body of this UN agency.
Morocco accessed for the first time, and by unanimous acclamation, to this prestigious podium in the person of the ambassador of His Majesty the King in Austria, Azzeddine Farhane.
Speaking on this occasion, the Moroccan diplomat expressed his deep gratitude to the members of the African group for the unanimous support of his candidacy, and his sincere thanks to the IAEA member States for his election as President of the 64th General Conference of the Agency.
He pointed out that this session is being held in a difficult world situation and a particular international context due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has forced the international community to review its plans and priorities and to clarify its objectives.
This year, he said, is a pivotal phase for the IAEA as it faces unprecedented challenges imposed by the confinement and change in conventional ways of working as a result of the pandemic.
He also congratulated the IAEA Director General notably for providing more than 125 countries around the world with the technical expertise and nuclear and radioactive equipment to detect and contain the coronavirus.
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