“We have already asked Minister Lavrov, who is a great friend of Argentina, to support our candidacy,” RIA Novosti quotes Grossi.
He also noted that he has a long-standing relationship with Rosatom and with the entire nuclear sector of Russia.
Grossi intends to visit Moscow soon.
“I really hope that Russia will support the candidacy of Argentina,” the ambassador added.
On July 22, at the 73rd year of his life, the IAEA Director General Yukio Amano died. The former Permanent Representative of Romania to international organizations in Vienna, Cornel Feruta, was appointed acting.