"IAEA Director General Leaves Without Press Conference... Seems Unprepared for Questions"

Democratic Party Lawmaker Lee Jae-jung MBC Radio Interview
"Repeating IAEA Relocation Details Like a Parrot"

Raphael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), departed after completing a 3-day, 2-night visit to South Korea without holding a press conference, unlike in Japan. Meanwhile, Lee Jae-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, "It seemed he was not prepared enough to handle sharp questions from reporters."

Lee, a member of the party's Countermeasures Committee to Stop the Discharge of Contaminated Water from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the Ocean, appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' on the 10th and said, "Even when meeting with opposition parties, he repeatedly parroted the contents of the report and what had been said so far rather than giving honest answers."

He added, "While we appreciate that (Director General Grossi) came to the closed-door talks, he did not provide a single answer when he left," and criticized, "He did not respond to any questions. In fact, he evaded them."

Raphael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is attending the meeting between the Democratic Party of Korea's Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater Marine Dumping Countermeasures Committee and the IAEA held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 9th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Regarding the expectation that President Yoon Suk-yeol will express his stance on Japan's discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima during the Korea-Japan summit, Lee expressed concern, saying, "The government-level discussions will likely try to conclude with that."

He continued, "Especially in issues with Japan, isn't the government one that always reverts the numerous pending issues back to past problems and uses the term 'future' to cover up the remaining problems that need to be resolved?"

Regarding Democratic Party lawmakers visiting Fukushima, Japan, on the 10th to protest the discharge of contaminated water, Lee said, "The majority of Japanese citizens are not well aware of the inadequacies of the IAEA report," and added, "I believe our explanations and efforts are necessary in this regard."

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