IAEA chief to arrive on two-day Pakistan visit on February 15: FO

IAEA chief to arrive on two-day Pakistan visit on February 15: FO

Islamabad (Web Desk/Agencies): Director General (DG) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will arrive in Pakistan on two-day visit (Feb 15 - 16) on Wednesday.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO), the DG IAEA during his two-day visit, will hold high level meetings and undertake visits to different institutions employing nuclear technology in the fields of health, agriculture, industry and power generation.

"The visit will provide an opportunity to Pakistan and the IAEA to explore avenues for further strengthening their ongoing cooperation in the area of peaceful applications of nuclear technology for the socio-economic development of the country," the FO statement added.

Pakistan is a founding Member of the Agency since 1957 and enjoys longstanding and mutually beneficial collaboration with the IAEA.