Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 7: Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)
2024/9/11
Thank you, Chair,
Japan appreciates the Director General’s report on this agenda item, as well as the technical briefing held by Deputy Director General Aparo and his team.
We commend the professional and impartial work and efforts of the Director General and the Secretariat pertinent to this agenda item. Japan reiterates its support for the non-proliferation objectives of the JCPOA. The exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program needs to be ensured, and the IAEA’s verification and monitoring activities are essential elements to this end.
Japan remains deeply concerned that the Agency’s JCPOA related verification and monitoring has been seriously affected by the cessation of Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA. It is deeply worrying that the Agency has lost continuity of knowledge in relation to the production and inventory of centrifuges, rotors and bellows, among other things.
Japan also expresses its grave concern over the installation and operation of new advanced centrifuges, which expands Iran’s capacity to produce enriched uranium. The steady increase in Iran’s stockpiles of highly enriched uranium is also extremely alarming.
Japan shares the Director General’s deep regret that Iran has yet to reverse the de-designation of experienced inspectors and his assessment that this remains essential to fully allow the Agency to effectively conduct its verification activities.
We once again urge Iran to fully implement its JCPOA commitments including transparency measures, and to re-apply the Additional Protocol. We also call on Iran to implement the Joint Statement between the IAEA and Iran of 4 March 2023, recalling that such engagements could pave the way for wider arrangements among the parties.
Japan asks the Director General to keep the Board of Governors informed on any developments, so that this important issue can continue to be addressed properly.
Thank you, Chair.
Japan appreciates the Director General’s report on this agenda item, as well as the technical briefing held by Deputy Director General Aparo and his team.
We commend the professional and impartial work and efforts of the Director General and the Secretariat pertinent to this agenda item. Japan reiterates its support for the non-proliferation objectives of the JCPOA. The exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program needs to be ensured, and the IAEA’s verification and monitoring activities are essential elements to this end.
Japan remains deeply concerned that the Agency’s JCPOA related verification and monitoring has been seriously affected by the cessation of Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA. It is deeply worrying that the Agency has lost continuity of knowledge in relation to the production and inventory of centrifuges, rotors and bellows, among other things.
Japan also expresses its grave concern over the installation and operation of new advanced centrifuges, which expands Iran’s capacity to produce enriched uranium. The steady increase in Iran’s stockpiles of highly enriched uranium is also extremely alarming.
Japan shares the Director General’s deep regret that Iran has yet to reverse the de-designation of experienced inspectors and his assessment that this remains essential to fully allow the Agency to effectively conduct its verification activities.
We once again urge Iran to fully implement its JCPOA commitments including transparency measures, and to re-apply the Additional Protocol. We also call on Iran to implement the Joint Statement between the IAEA and Iran of 4 March 2023, recalling that such engagements could pave the way for wider arrangements among the parties.
Japan asks the Director General to keep the Board of Governors informed on any developments, so that this important issue can continue to be addressed properly.
Thank you, Chair.