Promoting the Countering of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation within the Framework of the IAEA
Unofficial translation from the Vietnamese original.
On 1 April 2022, the Interagency Working Group advising and assisting the Party and the State during Vietnam's term as a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2021–2023) held its first meeting. Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hien, Deputy Head of Standing Office 81 and Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff of the Chemical Corps.
Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hien, Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff of the Chemical Corps, speaks at the meeting.
At the meeting, the Interagency Working Group focused on discussing the agenda of the IAEA Board of Governors and the direction and priorities of Vietnam's activities during its term as a member of the IAEA Board of Governors. The representative of the Ministry of National Defence proposed that Vietnam's priorities should be to encourage the IAEA to discuss and issue documents on technical, safety and security standards for small nuclear reactors and guidance documents on procedures for responding to radiological and nuclear incidents at sea, and to promote international cooperation mechanisms on countering the proliferation of nuclear weapons in particular and weapons of mass destruction in general. The representative also proposed that Vietnam proactively host international events in the radiological and nuclear field during its term on the Board of Governors, and that ministries and sectors maintain close contact and establish a mechanism for exchanging information on the proliferation and financing of proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. The contributions of the representative of the Ministry of National Defence were noted and highly appreciated.