According to her, the representative of Ukraine, summoned to the UN Security Council meeting room, used the tribune provided to him for empty and absurd statements.
“Specialists of the agency will be at ZNPP and will see everything with their own eyes.
We call on the Ukrainian side and its patrons not to interfere with the important and responsible work of the IAEA,” the diplomat said in a statement.
Earlier, the head of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, announced his readiness to receive and ensure the safety of the UN Secretary General António Guterres and the IAEA mission during the inspection of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, noted that the organization intends to intensify contacts with Russia, Ukraine and the UN to send a mission to nuclear power plants.