Kazakhstan Gains Seat in IAEA’s Far East Regional Group
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the decision announced on Nov. 21 at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors to admit Kazakhstan to the agency’s Far East Regional Group.
In its Nov. 21 statement, the Kazakh ministry said the country’s accession to the regional group reflects an “important step toward restoring sovereign equality of member states within the IAEA.”
“It also reaffirms Astana’s commitment to promoting peace and global security, as well as to strengthening the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime,” the ministry said.
Being part of the group allows Kazakhstan to fully participate in the work of the IAEA’s governing bodies.
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