Grossi, IAEA Director General, to Visit Korea on the 13th... Discussions on North Korean Nuclear Issue and Japanese Contaminated Water

Raphael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is speaking with reporters after attending a closed Security Council meeting on Ukraine at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on October 27 (local time).
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Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will visit South Korea in mid-month.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 7th, Director General Grossi will visit South Korea from the 13th for a 3-night, 4-day trip at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During his visit, Director General Grossi is scheduled to meet with high-ranking government officials, including Foreign Minister Park Jin, to exchange views on various nuclear-related issues.

Since the IAEA has been analyzing major developments in North Korea's nuclear program and nuclear facilities, discussions on the North Korean nuclear issue are also expected.

Additionally, there will likely be an exchange of opinions regarding the Japanese government's plan to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea next spring.

This is the first time in over five years since September 2017 that the IAEA Director General has visited South Korea.

It is also Director General Grossi's first visit to South Korea since taking office in December 2019.

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