International Atomic Energy Agency signs deal with Georgia for €10 million in projects
Following his signature of the document, IAEA Deputy Director General Dazhu Yang presents the signed Country Programme Framework to the webcam during the virtual signing ceremony. Photo: Yusuf/IAEA.
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More than €10 million will be allocated for various projects in energy, health and food safety thanks to a new deal signed between the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Georgia.
Head of the new threats and arms control division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Tamar Karseladze shared this news on her Twitter account:
???????? & #iaeaorg signed #Georgias new Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2020-2025. More than 10 mln € will be allocated for various projects in energy, health and food safety ???????? #atomsforpeaceanddevelopment pic.twitter.com/lNpV3lONMg
— Tamar Karseladze (@tata_karseladze) November 27, 2020
The two agencies signed the Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2020–2025 today, which identifies five priority areas:
- Ensuring nuclear and radiation safety and security
- Increasing early detection and treatment of oncological diseases and preventing risk factors associated with nutrition related non-communicable diseases
- Ensuring food safety, improving food control systems, and improving agricultural practices
- Improving water resources management and environmental radiation monitoring.
- Assessing the national potential to use renewable energy
Georgia has been a member state of the International Atomic Energy Agency since 1996.