IAEA / AMANO

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said the continued commitment of all parties to the Iran nuclear deal would be needed to make its implementation “sustainable”. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:13
• Production Date: 6 June 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: YUKIYA AMANO
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA
• Subject Topical: HEALTH; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR SAFETY; VIRUSES
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA; IRAN; LATIN AMERICA
• MAMS Id: 1636803
• Parent Id: 1636803
• Alternate Title: unifeed160606a

Description

STORY: IAEA / AMANO
TRT: 02:13
SOURCE: IAEA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 06 JUNE 2016, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Shotlist

06 JUNE 2016, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

1. Pan left, conference room
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“A regional project to help Latin America and the Caribbean use the sterile insect technique against the Zika virus, approved by the Board in March, has received initial funding from France, Japan and the United States. Representatives from 16 countries will meet in Mexico in July to discuss a project work plan for the next two years. A tender procedure has been opened for the supply of a gamma cell irradiator to Brazil.”
3. Wide shot, conference room
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“It is deeply regrettable that the DPRK has shown no indication that it is willing to comply with the Security Council resolution adopted in response to its nuclear test earlier this year.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“I am very pleased that the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material has finally entered into force. This is a significant step which will make the world more secure. I continue to urge all States to adhere to this important legal instrument. Universal implementation of the amended Convention will help to ensure that nuclear material throughout the world is properly protected against malicious acts.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“We are in the early stages of a process which requires constant and careful attention from all stakeholders. All stakeholders have worked to make implementation possible. In the coming months and years, the continuing strong commitment of all parties will be needed to make implementation sustainable.”
9. Various shots, Amano at the podium

Storyline

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said the continued commitment of all parties to the Iran nuclear deal would be needed to make its implementation “sustainable”. Speaking to the Agency’s board of Governs in Vienna today (6Jun), Amano said while the process is in the early stages, “all stakeholders have worked to make implementation possible.”

Turning to the Zika virus epidemic, Amano said his agency trained representatives of 26 counties in using a nuclear-derived technique to quickly and accurately detect the virus in April. He said a project to help Latin America and the Caribbean use the sterile insect technique to combat Zika received funding from France, Japan, and the United States, and “a tender procedure has been opened for the supply of a gamma cell irradiator to Brazil.”

On the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear programme, the Director General said, “It is deeply regrettable that the DPRK has shown no indication that it is willing to comply with the Security Council resolution adopted in response to its nuclear test earlier this year.” He said the agency stands ready to the peaceful resolution of the DPRK’s nuclear issue once a political agreement is reached among the countries concerned.

Amano also said he was very pleased the amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material has finally entered into force. He said the “universal implementation of the amended Convention will help to ensure that nuclear material throughout the world is properly protected against malicious acts” and the agency will assist States in meeting their new obligations under the amendment.