ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 15. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has handed over the originals of the instruments of ratification of Turkmenistan's accession to the conventions on nuclear safety, Trend reports.
According to the Turkmenistan's Embassy in Austria, the ceremony of handing over the originals of the instruments of ratification of the country's accession to the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency.
The instruments of ratification were presented to the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, where an exchange of views on the areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the IAEA also took place.
Furthermore, these conventions will enter into force for Turkmenistan 30 days after the transfer of the instruments of ratification.
Meanwhile, the Conventions on early notification of a nuclear accident and on assistance in the event of a nuclear accident or radiation emergency were adopted in 1986.
They are aimed at ensuring the rapid and effective exchange of information and assistance between States in the event of nuclear or radiation accidents that may have transboundary consequences for human health and the environment.
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