Top-level IAEA team to visit Kuwait soon

KUWAIT CITY, May 14: A high-level delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Kuwait from May 16 to 18, including the deputy director general of the agency, director of the Nuclear Sciences and Applications Department, and head of the Asia and Pacific Division in the Technical Cooperation Department, reports Al-Qabas daily.

In a press statement, National Liaison Officer with the agency Dr Nader Al-Awadi revealed that the visit is within the context of strengthening technical cooperation between Kuwait and the agency, during which the development of national capabilities and skills in areas related to the agency’s work will be discussed. This is in addition to preparing for future expectations that help in facing development challenges in economic and social fields.

The program for the visit includes a meeting with officials and specialists at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, tour of the institute’s laboratories, a meeting with specialists in the Ministry of Health to strengthen cooperation with the agency in medical fields, a meeting with officials from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, and a meeting with some officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.