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EU says leads walkout from IAEA board over ‘unacceptable’ Russia remarks – Metro US

EU says leads walkout from IAEA board over ‘unacceptable’ Russia remarks

IAEA Director General Grossi holds news conference in Vienna
IAEA Director General Grossi holds news conference in Vienna

VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union led a walkout of delegates from a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors on Wednesday in protest at “unacceptable” remarks by Russia, the EU ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

“EU initiates a broad walk-out … in response to unacceptable remarks by #Russia. We strongly condemn Russian military aggression against #Ukraine & resulting nuclear threats to safety of Ukrainian facilities,” Stephan Klement said on Twitter https://twitter.com/euunvie/status/1501529891984101386?s=20&t=sqLDl1ZOmkKLV-44fVgZaQ. The EU also chairs the separate Iran nuclear talks.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by John Irish)