Statement by Minister SHIMIZU Chitaru at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 2 March 2026 Item 5(c): Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic
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Thank you, Chair,
Japan appreciates the Director General’s continued commitment to this issue. We hope that the Agency will be able to return to Dair Alzour soon and clarify the past activities related to the site as well as the current status of the relevant nuclear materials.
Japan continues to encourage the Syrian authorities to cooperate with the Agency with full transparency to resolve all outstanding issues left by the previous regime, which cannot be left unaddressed.
In this regard, the Additional Protocol (AP) is the key instrument for ensuring transparency of nuclear activities, thereby providing greater confidence among states and an environment conducive to cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology. While Japan is supporting Syria through the extrabudgetary contributions to the Agency’s Technical Cooperation Programme in the field of medicine, Japan consistently calls upon Syria to conclude its AP.
Japan requests the Director General to keep the Board of Governors informed of this issue and to retain this item on the agenda.
Thank you, Chair.
Japan appreciates the Director General’s continued commitment to this issue. We hope that the Agency will be able to return to Dair Alzour soon and clarify the past activities related to the site as well as the current status of the relevant nuclear materials.
Japan continues to encourage the Syrian authorities to cooperate with the Agency with full transparency to resolve all outstanding issues left by the previous regime, which cannot be left unaddressed.
In this regard, the Additional Protocol (AP) is the key instrument for ensuring transparency of nuclear activities, thereby providing greater confidence among states and an environment conducive to cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology. While Japan is supporting Syria through the extrabudgetary contributions to the Agency’s Technical Cooperation Programme in the field of medicine, Japan consistently calls upon Syria to conclude its AP.
Japan requests the Director General to keep the Board of Governors informed of this issue and to retain this item on the agenda.
Thank you, Chair.