IAEA Director General to arrive Pakistan on Monday

ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP):Director General (DG) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano would arrive on a three-day official visit
to Pakistan on Monday.
During his stay, he would visit various centers of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in Islamabad, Faisalabad and Karachi, besides calling on the Prime Minister.
As a founding member of IAEA, Pakistan has deep cooperation with IAEA in areas of nuclear power, industrial application
of nuclear techniques, non-destructive testing, food and agriculture, soil improvement, radiation induced mutation, radiation
oncology and nuclear medicines, environmental protection and isotope hydrology, etc, said a press release.
Widely known as the world’s “Nuclear Watch Dog” organization within the United Nations family, the IAEA is the
international center for cooperation in the nuclear field. The Agency works with its member states and multiple partners worldwide
to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
Yukiya Amano hails from Japan. He has held the post of DG IAEA since December 2009. Before being appointed to the
IAEA’s top job, Mr Amano held a number of high-level policy positions, including Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors (BoG)
from 2005-2006. He has extensive experience in disarmament and non-proliferation diplomacy, as well as nuclear energy issues.
Official visit of the IAEA chief is of key national interest for Pakistan as many new vistas of cooperation between IAEA and
Pakistan would be explored during the visit.