IAEA Board of Governors
Agenda item 5(a): The conclusion of safeguards agreements and of additional protocols (if any)
22 November 2023
Statement by Ms Ruth Constantine, Alternate Resident Representative of Australia to the IAEA
Chair
We wish to congratulate Nauru on its decision to conclude an Additional Protocol (AP) to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA), signed in 1984.
Chair
The Pacific region has a long-standing commitment to the international nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime, including through the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, or Treaty of Rarotonga. Nauru, like Australia, signed the Treaty 38 years ago and it continues to serve the region well.
We welcome the commitment of Nauru to strengthening IAEA safeguards and non-proliferation.
Thank you, Chair.