UNSC briefing on Ukraine

[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP)]

[23 August 2022; 1500 hrs]

Remarks by Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj

Permanent Representative of India to the UN

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Thank you, Mr. President, 

Let me begin by thanking Under Secretary General Rose Mary Dicarlo for the update, focusing on the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. 

2.    We continue to carefully follow developments regarding the safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. India attaches high importance to ensuring the safety and security of these facilities, as any accident involving nuclear facilities could potentially have disastrous consequences for public health and the environment.

3.    We also accord high priority to the discharge by the IAEA of its safeguards and monitoring activities, in accordance with its Statute in an effective, objective and efficient manner, and we value the efforts of the Agency in this regard. 

4.    India remains concerned over the situation at the Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant. We support the ongoing efforts including that of the IAEA to reduce tensions and steps to ensure nuclear safety and security at the facility. 

5.    We have noted the latest information available with regard to the nuclear power plants and facilities in Ukraine, including the updates published on 19 August by the IAEA. We hope the proposed visit by a team from IAEA to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and its surrounding areas will be agreed by the two sides, as indicated in their recent statements.

6.        We continue to reiterate that the global order is anchored on international law, the UN Charter and respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states.

I thank you Mr. President.

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