Key points
• The IAEA DG is on a two-day visit
• Pakistan, IAEA cooperation dates back to 1957
• Pakistan is one of the largest recipients under IAEA’s Technical Support Programme
ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano has arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit.
Announcing the visit, spokesman of Pakistan’s Foreign Office said Pakistan and the IAEA have long standing cooperation dating back to 1957 and Pakistan is one of the largest recipients under the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Programme, covering nuclear energy, health, water resource management, food and agriculture.
Partnership on peaceful uses
“His visit deepens Pakistan-IAEA partnership on peaceful uses of nuclear technology”, the spokesman said.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano @rafaelmgrossi, has arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit. Pakistan and #IAEA have long standing cooperation dating back to 1957. Pakistan is one of the largest recipients under IAEA’s…
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) February 12, 2025
During the visit IAEA DG would visit different nuclear facilities in Pakistan being run under Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.
