Lavrov discussed with IAEA Director General attacks on nuclear facilities of Russia and Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. This is reported by the press service of the Russian diplomatic department.

Particular attention is paid to the ongoing attacks and provocations of Ukraine against the Russian Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and the city of nuclear scientists Energodar, as well as the situation around the Iranian nuclear program in the light of the Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities under IAEA guarantees. Other topics on the UN agenda of mutual interest were also touched upon, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is regularly attacked. In September, the press service of the station reported on more than 750 strikes that the APU inflicted with the help of UAVs and artillery on the object itself and Energodar for four months. As a result of the attacks, 20 people were killed, nine of them were ZNPP employees, more than 100 were injured.

The United States and Israel have repeatedly attacked nuclear facilities in Iran. According to the latest IAEA data, Iran has accumulated about 400 kg of enriched uranium. In February, the United States launched a military operation against Iran, calling the goals to stop uranium enrichment and curtail Tehran’s nuclear program.