Opening of the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 26, 2022; 23:34 ♦ (Vindobona)

The 66th IAEA General Conference is taking place at the Agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, from 26-30 September. Representatives from the IAEA’s 175 Member States are convening at the conference in Vienna. Under the theme "Global Cooperation in the Nuclear Field," the focus is not only on nuclear security and the role of the IAEA but also on Iran's buildup of highly enriched uranium stockpiles as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the accompanying nuclear threats from Russia.

The IAEA 66th General Conference takes place in the Plenary of M-Building at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria / Picture: © IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency / Dean Calma / Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

The 66th Annual Meeting of the IAEA General Conference will be held at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria. There, high-ranking officials and representatives of IAEA member states will meet to discuss international cooperation in the field of nuclear security.

A wide range of topics will be discussed by delegates during this week, including the 2021 Annual…