On the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference yesterday, Kyrgyzstan deposited legal instruments expressing consent to be bound by treaties strengthening nuclear safety and security worldwide.
These were the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency and the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident. Kyrgyzstan was represented by Meder Asanovich Mashiev, Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic at the Treaty Event.
By depositing a legal instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, Member States can join multilateral treaties, expressing their consent to be bound by their provisions.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said: “I attach great importance to promoting universal adherence to the multilateral treaties deposited with me as Director General of the IAEA.
“Joining these treaties is in fact an important step towards their universalization and signals to the international community a State’s commitment to a strong legal framework aimed at ensuring the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technology.”
