A corner of the IAEA's headquarters in Vienna, Austria (Photo: AFP/VNA) At the session, IAEA member countries elected Vietnam to the IAEA Board of Governors for the 2021-2023 term. With this role, Vietnam will join 34 other member countries of the IAEA Board of Governors in considering and recommending the IAEA General Conference on the agency’s operational programmes and financial issues, considering the admission of new member countries, approving inspection agreements between the IAEA and its member states as well as IAEA’s regulations and standards on nuclear safety and security. In his speech at the event, Ambassador Kien, who was elected as Vice President of the 65th General Conference, thanked the IAEA for supporting Vietnam in applying nuclear technology in different fields, especially in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Equipment and biological products provided by the IAEA have helped Vietnam carry out testing and diagnosis of infected cases, thus creating …
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