Meeting between French President Macron and IAEA Chief Grossi

PeopleOther ♦ Published: August 28, 2022; 21:32 ♦ (Vindobona)

French President Emmanuel Macron received the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi. The meeting between the two dignitaries focused on the threat posed by Russia's war against Ukrainian civilian nuclear facilities. Macron assured the IAEA Director General of France's support in the IAEA's upcoming mission to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.

French President Emmanuel Macron (r.) and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi (l.). / Picture: © IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency / Official Photos from the Office of the President, France / Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

The mission to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was facilitated by French President Macron, who reiterated his support for the IAEA. Despite being occupied by Russian forces since early March, the plant is operated by Ukrainians. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to an IAEA mission in talks with President Macron, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…