Qatari Envoy Urges IAEA to Monitor Israeli Nuclear Activities, Inspect Their Reactors - Sputnik International

Qatar argues the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should closely monitor Israel's nuclear activities and oversee its nuclear reactors, highlighting the necessity for Israeli nuclear reactors to be opened to inspectors as soon as possible.

Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri, Qatar's Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, delivered the remarks on Saturday during a meeting of the IAEA's Board of Governors in Vienna.

    According to a statement released by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Qatari envoy emphasized "the importance of Israel cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency on its nuclear capabilities and opening its atomic reactors to inspectors."

According to the PressTV report, Mansouri's comments come in reaction to claims made against Qatar by the Israeli representative at the IAEA meeting.

    Mansouri warned the Israeli envoy to "stop giving speeches of incitement and deliberately obliterating facts, and not to evade revealing the truth about Israel's nuclear capabilities."

“All Arab countries, including the State of Qatar, joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [NPT] and adopted and agreed to all international resolutions calling for the Middle East to be free of nuclear weapons, while Israel refuses to engage in these efforts,” the Qatari envoy is quoted in the statement as saying.

Israel has thus far refused to sign the NPT, citing its refusal to allow international inspectors to observe its contentious nuclear program.

    Mansouri also spoke about the recent 11-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The envoy inquired whether “there are guarantees that Israel will not use its weapons in an irresponsible way in the future, including the terrifying possibility of using nuclear weapons.”...SPUTNIK