Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said he does not see the negotiations on the Zaporizhzhya NPP as deadlocked. He said this in an interview he gave to the TV channel. CNN.
Grossi acknowledged that reaching a compromise was difficult, but at the same time wondered what would happen if “the IAEA president put his hands up and said there was nothing else he could do”. He expressed confidence that the parties could reach an agreement.
The IAEA Director General emphasized that the situation around the power plant continues to be serious, therefore it is his duty to continue his work.
Formerly Rafael Grossi spoke He called for the immediate establishment of a security zone around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. He also said that at the request of the Ukrainian authorities, IAEA specialists will be constantly present not only at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, but also at four more nuclear power plants: Southern Ukraine, Khmelnytsky, Rivne and Chernobyl.
Yevhen Balitsky, Deputy Governor of the Zaporizhzhia region aforementioned The issue of the status of the Zaporizhzhya NPP is closed, and the enterprise is the property of Russia.