Russia is ready to ensure access to nuclear facilities in Sevastopol as part of the implementation of the International Atopic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) guarantees, Alexander Shevchenko, a member of the Russian delegation to the UN General Assembly, said on Wednesday.
"Russia’s position on the issue of nuclear facilities in Crimea is laid in the corresponding IAEA document of June 10, 2015. We don’t think it necessary to add anything to it," he said at a UN General Assembly session dedicated to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report for 2022. "Facilities located in Sevastopol are on the list of Russian units covered by the IAEA guarantees."
"Russia is ready to give access to these facilities upon a corresponding request. These facilities have nothing to do with the implementation of guarantees in Ukraine," he added.
The IAEA guarantees are a package of measures used by the agency to make sure that nuclear facilities are used properly and nuclear material is used in peaceful purposes.
