The United Arab Emirates has called on all countries of the region to make a positive commitment to contribute to the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, noting that all countries of the region should join the NPT, and fully implement and comply with comprehensive safeguards agreements and their international obligations.
Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi, the UAE's Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in his statement before the 56th Session of the IAEA General Conference, reiterated UAE's commitment of working with the Agency towards the enhancement of nuclear safety, security and safeguards worldwide, while promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy and making use of the Agency's central role in this regard.
As an emerging nuclear country, the UAE accords primary focus on capacity building, specifically in relation to its national nuclear power programme. This is reflected by its commitment to an extensive capacity building programme.
“My country remains keen on sharing its experience with other Member States embarking on nuclear power programmes, which is underlined through providing feedback in numerous IAEA activities, on its best practices, guiding principles, lessons learned and challenges” said Alkaabi.
Full statement is available at http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC56/Statements/uae.pdf
