New IAEA chief faces fresh challenges
VIENNA. December 1. KAZINFORM KAZINFORM Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano assumed his new post on Tuesday as director-general (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Amano, like his predecessor Mohamed ElBaradei, avoided ceremony marking the change-over and convened a regular working meeting.
He made a brief address to reporters, saying his first day in office was the beginning of new challenges and the post would be a great responsibility for him. He did not take any questions.
Amano was chosen to take up the post by the IAEA Board of Governors in early July this year and approved by the 53rd session of the General Assembly in September.
He starts his job with nuclear issues in Iran and the Korean Peninsula intensifying.
In April, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) stopped cooperation with IAEA, requiring the overall withdrawal of agency inspectors, as the peninsula's nuclear issue slid again into deadlock; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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