The Director General will travel to the South Ukraine and Rivne Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) as well as to the Chornobyl site to launch the missions consisting of two IAEA experts at each of the facilities.
"India tried to defuse the situation around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Points, we have already helped - very quietly on the grain deal," Jaishankar said according to Die Presse.
Weighing in on the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine during a joint press briefing with the Austrian Foreign minister in Vienna, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India's position has always been clear, which is for both nations to return to dialogue
A team of independent inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog on Monday reported "no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns" at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after shelling over the weekend, according to an official statement.
In a statement, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said these powerful explosions abruptly ended a period of relative calm at the facility and further underlined the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there.
In September, Russia held a referendum in Kherson which was severely criticized by Ukraine and a host of other countries. Along with the neighboring regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia, it was incorporated into Russia by law on October 5.
Russia rejected claims that it is not ready to negotiate with Ukraine on Tuesday and blamed Kyiv for intentionally staging provocations to sabotage the process.
Moscow [Russia], October 12 (ANI): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin raised concerns over the safety and security of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied reports that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin before doling out a peace proposal on Twitter to end the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin before presenting a peace proposal on Twitter to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a report published by VICE News.
Vienna [Austria], October 10 (ANI): Ukrainian engineers restored external power to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, a day after the facility lost the connection to its last remaining operating power line due to shelling, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the Interna