IAEA to implement multiple projects in Georgia

Over 10 million euros will be allocated for various projects in energy, health, and food safety thanks to a new deal signed between the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) and the Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Georgia, Trend reports via Georgian media.

Head of the new threats and arms control division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Tamar Karseladze, shared this news on her Twitter account:

The two agencies signed the Country Program Framework (CPF) for 2020–2025 today, which identifies five priority areas:

- Ensuring nuclear and radiation safety and security;
- Increasing early detection and treatment of oncological diseases and preventing risk factors associated with nutrition-related non-communicable diseases;
- Ensuring food safety, improving food control systems, and improving agricultural practices;
- Improving water resources management and environmental radiation monitoring;
- Assessing the national potential to use renewable energy.