Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan pledge commitment to safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technology
By depositing a legal instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, Member States can join multilateral treaties, expressing their consent to be bound by their provisions.
On the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference on Wednesday (17 September), Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan and six other countries deposited legal instruments expressing consent to be bound by treaties strengthening nuclear safety and security worldwide.
These were the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency and the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, reads a IAEA statement issued yesterday (18 September).
By depositing a legal instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, Member States can join multilateral treaties, expressing their consent to be bound by their provisions.
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Kyrgyzstan was represented by Meder Asanovich Mashiev, Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic at the Treaty Event.
Bangladesh accedes to the joint convention
On a separate occasion and in connection with the Treaty Event, Toufique Hasan, Resident Representative of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, deposited an instrument of accession to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said, "I attach great importance to promoting universal adherence to the multilateral treaties deposited with me as Director General of the IAEA.
"Joining these treaties is in fact an important step towards their universalization and signals to the international community a State's commitment to a strong legal framework aimed at ensuring the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technology."
Uzbekistan was also recognised for its treaty actions, following its accession to the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and Convention on Nuclear Safety on 14 April 2025, and Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency on 30 July 2025. The country was represented by Abduvaqqos Rafiqov, Chairman of the Committee for Industrial, Radiation and Nuclear Safety under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the Treaty Event.
A further six countries deposited instruments of acceptance to further extend the Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL Extension Agreement).
They were:
- The Republic of Chile, represented by the Resident Representative, Alex Wetzig
- The Republic of Colombia, represented by the Charge d'affaires, Alonso Lozada
- The Republic of Ecuador, represented by the Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission, Ivan Garces Burbano
- The Republic of Paraguay, represented by the Resident Representative, Juan Francisco Facetti
- The Republic of Peru, represented by the Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, Angel Manero Campos
- The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, represented by the Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Alberto Quintero
