The United Nations claims to be capable of allowing IAEA to access the Ukraine Power Station, Russian officials: passing the Kyiv Pacific danger

Author:Global Times Time:2022.08.17

According to Reuters on the 16th, a UN spokesman said that the United Nations has logistics and security capabilities to support the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) personnel to the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, but a Russian diplomat proposed that any trip through the Ukrainian capital It's too dangerous.

Zhaparlo -Nuclear Power Station Source: People's Vision

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that through close cooperation with international atomic energy agencies, Russia successfully resolved all difficulties in organizing and carrying out such a complex activity under the current conditions. However, at the last moment, the UNDSS of the United Nations Secretariat lit "red lights" and the interview plan was disrupted. The Kyiv authorities used this to strengthen their provocation and shelling of nuclear power plants.

Reuters reports that UN spokesman Stephen Dugrik said on Monday: "The UN Secretariat has no right to stop or cancel any activities of the international atomic energy agency."

He said: "Through close contact with IAEA, the UN Secretariat evaluated that it has logistics and security capabilities in Ukraine and can support any IAEA mission from Kyiv to Zapolo Nuclear Power Station."

Zhaparlo -Nuclear Power Station Source: People's Vision

But he said that both Russia and Ukraine must agree with the access plan. Both countries have previously expressed their hope that IAEA personnel will go to Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Rafael Grossi, director of IAEA, said he was ready to lead the team for this and called on Russia and Ukraine to cooperate.

Reuters pointed out that Russia believes that IAEA personnel should not pass through Kyiv to Zhaparo Nuclear Power Station. According to the Russian News Agency, Igor Vishnevetsky, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Minister of Military Control, said: "Imagine what the passage of the passage means -this means that they want to cross the front line Arrive at the nuclear power plant. There is a huge risk, because the Ukrainian armed forces are composed of various armed formations. "

According to the Tas News Agency, the first representative of Russia's Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyansky said on Monday that the Russian side insisted on asking IAEA to check the Zapolo nuclear power plant, and with Different in Ukraine, Russia did not set up obstacles to this.

Zhaparlo -Nuclear Power Station Source: People's Vision

"There is no difficulty on our side. We have very agreed this visit from the beginning. I know that the Ukraine has created some problems for this visit, just like the first time." Polyzuski said, "As far as me It is known that Russia has already negotiated with Ukraine on technical details. "

On August 14, local time, Russia's Permanent Organization of Vienna International Organization, Uriyanov, said in an interview with Tas News that Russia believes that the interview of the international atomic energy agency to the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station should not be postponed. It will be carried out in early September.

(Edit: ZLQ)

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