Iran, allies push IAEA draft to ban attacks on nuclear sites TEXT

Iran, backed by China, Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Belarus, presented a draft resolution on banning attacks on nuclear facilities at the 69th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.

“To defend the integrity of the NPT, Iran along with China, Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Belarus have submitted a draft resolution on "Prohibition of all forms of attack and threats of attack against nuclear sites and facilities under IAEA safeguards," Caliber.Az quotes Baghaei as saying in a post on his X account.

He stressed that the draft resolution reaffirms the “inalienable right of all countries to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes” and guarantees protection against any attack or threat of attack.

The text also underscores that all states must refrain from targeting or threatening peaceful nuclear facilities in other countries, the diplomat added.

“These principles must be upheld; it is high time that the international community acted firmly to prevent the normalisation of lawlessness,” Baghaei added.

By Khagan Isayev