Departure of Visiting IAEA Secretary General: "Taking South Korea's Concerns Seriously"

"Transparency and Open Dialogue Are Priorities" Emphasized

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), concluded his 3-day, 2-night visit to Korea and departed on the 9th.

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On that afternoon, Grossi departed for New Zealand through Incheon International Airport. Before leaving Korea, he posted a photo of his meeting with the Democratic Party of Korea on Twitter, emphasizing that "the IAEA takes the concerns of the Korean people very seriously" and that transparency and open dialogue are their priorities.

After announcing the IAEA's comprehensive report on the Fukushima nuclear power plant contaminated water discharge plan in Japan, he visited Korea from the 7th to explain the contents of the report. The previous day, he gave interviews to domestic media, met with Yukook-hee, Chairperson of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, and Park Jin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and also met with the Democratic Party of Korea, which opposes the discharge of contaminated water, on the morning of the same day.

Following New Zealand, he is scheduled to visit the Cook Islands, the chair country of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).

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