PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING, BEGINNING 16 JUNE

PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING, BEGINNING 16 JUNE

VIENNA, 13 June (IAEA) -- The Meetingmeetings of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors will commence on Monday, 16 June at 10:30 a.m.  The Board will discuss, among other issues, the IAEA budget for 2004–/2005; actions by the IAEA to combat nuclear terrorism; and nuclear verification, including the report by the IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, on the implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) safeguards agreement between the Agency and Iran.

The meeting is closed to the press.

The introductory statement by Dr. ElBaradei will be circulated to the IAEA’s media distribution list and will be placed on the IAEA Web site: (www.iaea.org) after delivery at about 11 a.m. on Monday.  In it, the Director General will highlight a number of areas of the IAEA’s work as reflected in the Board’s agendaand will also include mention of the preliminary findings of the IAEA safeguards inspectors in Iraq.

Photo Opportunity

There will be a photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting.  Please sign up by sending e-mail to Peter Rickwood at P.Rickwood@iaea.org.  Camera crews should arrive at IAEA headquarters by 10 a.m.  The meeting place will be in the Rotunda at the entrance to the IAEA wing.  Positions in the Boardroom must be taken by 10:15 a.m.  Beta copies of IAEA footage of the opening of the meeting can also be made available by request, but with a short delay.

Press Working Area

There will be a press working area on C03 starting from Monday morning.  At present, no press conference is planned.  The media will be informed of any changes.

Accreditation

Please let us know you are coming by sending e-mail to Brenda Blann at B.Blann@iaea.org with your details.!  You are required to bring a valid press ID.  Television crews arriving by car should enter through Gate 3 and inform Mr. Rickwood at P.Rickwood@iaea.org, tel.: +43 1 2600 22565 or mobile:  +43 699 115 05 839 in advance, of your names, affiliations and license plate numbers.  Advance notice of satellite trucks is also required.

For more information, please contact Melissa Fleming, at tel.: +43 1 2600 21275, mobile: 0664-325 73 76, e-mail: M.Fleming@iaea.org, Vienna International Centre, Wagramer Strasse 5, 1400 Vienna.

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