Qatar is committed to IAEA's goals in achieving peace and development: Ambassador al Mansouri

Sultan bin Salmeen al Mansouri

HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Federal Republic of Austria and the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations and international organisations in Vienna Sultan bin Salmeen al Mansouri said that there is a qualitative leap in the cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United Nations and international organisations in Vienna, most notably the cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In an interview with newspaper, HE the Ambassador emphasised the close relations and cooperation between the State of Qatar and the IAEA and its commitment to the Agencys goals to expand the role of nuclear energy in achieving peace, development and prosperity in countries of the world. He said that the State of Qatar cooperates with the United Nations' organisations and other international organisations operating in Vienna, most notably the IAEA, the UNODC, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). HE pointed out that the State of Qatar, since its accession to the IAEA in 1976, has maintained close cooperation relations with the Agency through agreements and memoranda of understanding on various aspects related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the sharing of nuclear knowledge and technologies, especially in the areas of research and development on vital problems facing developing countries through directing work efforts towards food, health, water, the environment, and the fields of nuclear and radiological technology.