Pakistan elected member of IAEA's board of governors

Pakistan has been elected as a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the next two years.

This was announced by Pakistan’s embassy in Austria in a post on Twitter.

A Pakistani delegation led by the Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission attended the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna, Austria where the election was held.

IAEA’s 65th General Conference has elected Pakistan 🇵🇰 to serve on IAEA’s Board of Governors for the term 2021-2023.
Pakistan remains committed to Agency’s work in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy in keeping with its mandate “Atoms for Peace and Development. #IAEAGC pic.twitter.com/1qVSOYwVap

— Pakistan Embassy Austria (@PakinAustria) September 23, 2021

Confirming this in a tweet, Pakistan’s embassy in Vienna said, Pakistan remains committed to Agency’s work in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy in keeping with its mandate “Atoms for Peace and Development”.

📣: The6️⃣5️⃣th General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency @iaeaorg has elected Pakistan by acclamation to serve on the IAEA’s Board of Governors ‼️

🇵🇰 is one of the founding members of @iaeaorg & has had a regular presence at its Board of Governors over the years. pic.twitter.com/6r9v1Re91N

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) September 23, 2021

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan has been elected 20 times to the board in the past and has played a vital role in the formulation of the agency’s policies and programmes.

Pakistan was last elected as a member of the IAEA in 2018.

The IAEA is an international organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.