The Arab League’s delegation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will propose a draft resolution on the Israeli nuclear program under the title ”Israeli Nuclear Capabilities,” according to Mikhael Wahba, the league’s ambasador to the UN watchdog.
In a press conference on the margin of the opening session of the IAEA 45th conference, Wahba voiced his conviction that Arab states will succeed in passing the resolution as they did last year, with the goal of eliminating a serious security defect in the Middle East.
Wahba said Western efforts to avert the Arab plan have failed, emboldening the league's delegation.
Bassam al-Sabbagh, Syria’s permanent ambassador at the agency, meanwhile said that Syria is actively contributing to Arab efforts on the Israel resolution. He stressed the need for elimination of regional nuclear weapons as well as supervision of Israel’s nucelar facilities by the agency.
Yukiya Amano, IAEA chief, said in his speech to the agency’s general conference that the IAEA's primary goal is to prevent the spread of nuclear arms and provide tehnical assistance to member states in peaceful use of the energy. He stressed that the agency is anxious to give advice to states eager to install facilities for nuclear power generation, to enable them to start their projects on a sound scientific basis.
Amano said the agency is encouraging world financial entities to approve requests by states who wish to receive funding for their nuclear undertakings. He asked major nuclear countries to reduce their energy impact on the climate in addition to countering the problem of nuclear waste resulting from over-consumption.
