During participating as a representative of the Republic of Iraq in the sixty-eighth session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the Austrian capital, Vienna His Excellency, Head of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi stressed the legitimate right of countries to seek the safe and peaceful use of nuclear technology and to enhance their development, economic and health programs and support their future plans to obtain energy from various sources.

Dr. Al-Aboudi reviewed that Iraq and its competent executive institutions are working seriously to achieve the goals of sustainable development and support this endeavor by joining a number of agreements, including the Nuclear Safety Agreement, the Joint Agreement on the Safety and Management of Spent Fuel, and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, as well as enacting and activating a number of related laws, including the Law of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission and the Law of the National Authority for Nuclear, Radiological, Chemical and Biological Control in 2024.

His Excellency added that the Iraqi government continues its positive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in the fields of building and developing national capabilities in peaceful nuclear applications through technical cooperation programs and projects, as well as training and development opportunities.

Dr. Al-Aboudi highlighted that these programs are important in promoting the peaceful and safe uses of nuclear technology.