ISTANBUL
\nAzerbaijan\u2019s president on Wednesday discussed cooperation and nuclear safety with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the capital Baku.
\n\u201cThe Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency congratulated the head of state on the success of Azerbaijan\u2019s chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement,\u201d said a statement by the office of President Ilham Aliyev, who met with the IAEA\u2019s Rafael Grossi. The statement said Grossi noted that Azerbaijan\u2019s current position as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) had \u201ca practical nature\u201d and contributed to international peace and security, while also further strengthening the role of the NAM globally.
\nAccording to the statement, Grossi also drew attention to the development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the IAEA, while Aliyev underlined the importance of using nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. \u201cIn this regard, the practical importance of relations between Azerbaijan and the agency in the fields of agriculture, medicine, and petrochemicals was noted,\u201d the statement further noted.
\nIt also quoted Aliyev as saying that the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia posed a threat to Azerbaijan, T\u00fcrkiye, and the entire region, as well as Yerevan itself.
\n\u201cAt the meeting, the importance of compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons by all states was expressed, and concern was expressed that attempts to create nuclear weapons could pose a serious threat to international peace and security.\u201d
\nEarlier in the day, Aliyev chaired the summit of the NAM Contact Group on the fight against COVID-19 in Baku.
\nPrior to his meeting with Grossi, Aliyev also held meetings with his Turkmen and Libyan counterparts, as well as Algeria\u2019s prime minister and Csaba Korosi, the head of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, all of whom arrived in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the NAM meeting.
\nThe NAM was formed in 1961 under the leadership of then Yugoslavia when the world began to polarize during the Cold War. It currently has 120 members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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