I have the honour of conveying to you, Mr. President, and to all the distinguished participants in this 57th General Conference of the IAEA the best wishes and cordial greetings of His Holiness Pope Francis. The Holy See welcomes and congratulates Brunei Derussalam and Commonwealth of the Bahamas on becoming members of the IAEA family. I would also like to extend special greetings and congratulations to H.E. Dr. Yukiya Amano, on his reappointment as Director General of the Agency. I wish you, Dr. Amano, and through you to the Agency, a lot of success in coming years. Mr. President, The Holy See has always appreciated the initiatives, efforts and projects undertaken by the Agency aiming at the improvement of the life conditions of countless members of our human family throughout the world. Since its foundation the IAEA has had among its aims «to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world [… and to] ensure, so far as it is able, that assistance provided by it or at its request or under its supervision or control is not used in such a way as to further any military purpose» (IAEA Statute, Art. 2). Continue read news.va/en/news/to-en...
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:00:18 +0000
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