Iraq IEAE Letter - Nuclear Verification

March 2, 2010

Statements of the Director General
1 March 2010
Vienna, Austria
IAEA Board of Governors

The Agency received a letter from the Republic of Iraq informing us that it will begin implementing its Additional Protocol on a provisional basis, with immediate effect, until the protocol formally enters into force.

Nuclear Verification

Conclusion of Safeguards Agreements and Additional Protocols:

You have before you a draft comprehensive safeguards agreement for the Republic of Angola and draft additional protocols for the Republic of Angola and the Republic of The Gambia. Last week …

the Agency received a letter from the Republic of Iraq informing us that it will begin implementing its Additional Protocol on a provisional basis, with immediate effect, until the protocol formally enters into force.

With the recent entry into force of the Additional Protocol with the Republic of the Philippines, which I very much welcome, additional protocols are now in force for 95 States. I hope that other States will follow suit and that we will soon pass the milestone of 100 additional protocols in force. I call on all States that have not yet done so to bring into force additional protocols without delay.

We have also had encouraging progress with regard to the conclusion and entry into force of comprehensive safeguards agreements. In the last year, nearly a third of countries without NPT safeguards agreements brought such instruments into force. I ask the 22 remaining States to continue this positive trend and take action as soon as possible. This is of particular importance ahead of the NPT Review Conference in May.

I also ask those States with small quantities protocols that have not yet done so to amend them without delay.

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