VIENNA, March 10 (Reuters) – The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday approved the reappointment of Argentinean Rafael Grossi to a second four-year term as director general of the IAEA. organization, we learned from diplomats present at the closed meeting.
The council, made up of 35 member countries, approved the choice by acclamation, meaning no formal vote was held and no country objected, the diplomats said.
The decision must now be endorsed by the IAEA’s general conference, the annual meeting of all member countries each fall. (Written by François Murphy, French version Bertrand Boucey, edited by Blandine Hénault)
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