Switzerland asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for restrictions on high-ranking Russian official From matters concerning Russia and Ukraine to guarantee The organization after the independence of Moscow invasion of her neighbour.
Swiss newspaper 24 Hours reported that Federal Energy Council member Simonetta Sommaruga wrote to International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi demanding a reduction. of Responsibilities of Deputy General Director Mikhail Chudakov.
Chudakov had long held a board Position in a subsidiary company of Rosatom, a public Share company in Russian army occupation of Ukraine’s largest nuclear company power Factory, Zaporizhzhia, newspaper added.
Ask Sommaruga for Russians will be kept away from matters relating to Russia and Ukraine and no longer obtained secrecy informationaccording to 24 Heres.
Federal Energy in Switzerland office Confirmed that Sommaruga wrote to Grossi on April 1 with those demands.
“For Switzerland, independence and credibility of The International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as the trust in A spokesman for the ministry told the French news agency (AFP) that its activity is important.”
ROSATOM provides cooperative civil servants with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces, Chudakov’s forces past played a role in Sommaruga’s work, 24 cited.
Switzerland will have an interest in security vision information Being exchanged between the Ukrainian nuclear authority, the Ukrainian government and the International Atomic Energy Agency.”on the basics of Confidence and without any possibility of Political influence “Somaruga added in her message.
Greenpeace Environmental campaign grouphad demanded complete exclusion of Chudakov, who It was like head of Nuclear Energy Department at the International Atomic Energy Agency since 2015.
IAEA employees have been instructed not to obey orders of national Governments or external authorities in they mission to ensure The safety of nuclear sites.
International Atomic Energy Agency in March adopted a resolution calling on Russia must stop its business immediately against Ukrainian nuclear sites.
The IAEA did not immediately respond to an AFP request commentbut 24 heures reported that the agency had not seen reason To agree to Switzerland’s demands.
