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STORY: VIENNA / AMANO THIRD TERM
TRT: 1:52
SOURCE: IAEA / UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2016, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
26 SEPTEMBER 2016, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
1. Wide shot, IAEA headquarters
2. Med shot, IAEA headquarters
3. Wide shot, IAEA General Conference banner
4. Wide shot, conference room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“It is essential to maintain the momentum in all areas of our work in the coming years. I would be honoured to provide the necessary continuity should Member States again place their confidence in me as Director General.”
6. Wide shot, conference room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“The nuclear programme of the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), which has carried out two more nuclear tests this year, remains a matter of serious concern. It is a growing threat to peace and security in north-east Asia and beyond. The Agency maintains its readiness to resume its verification work in the DPRK once political developments make this possible.”
8. Med shot, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“We are now verifying and monitoring Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under that agreement. The fact that the Agency enjoyed the confidence of all parties in this very complex issue is a tribute to the professionalism, objectivity and impartiality of our inspectors.”
10. Wide shot, conference room
International Atomic Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said he would be honoured to provide the “necessary continuity” for the agency if he is elected to a third term as its head.
Speaking at the 60th General Conference of the IAEA, Amano said it was “essential to maintain the momentum” and vowed to continue to focus on delivering concrete results and sound management as Director General.
Amano said North Korea’s nuclear programme was a “growing threat to peace and security in north-east Asia and beyond.” He said his agency was ready to resume its verification work in the country “once political developments make this possible.”
Amano said the IAEA’s work was “indispensable in paving the way for the diplomatic breakthrough achieved last year in the form of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” in the case of Iran’s nuclear programme. He said the agency was now verifying and monitoring Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the agreement. He said, “The fact that the Agency enjoyed the confidence of all parties in this very complex issue is a tribute to the professionalism, objectivity and impartiality of our inspectors.”
Amano has been heading the IAEA since December 2009. His second term is set to end in November 2017.
