On 2 March, the staff of the IAEA Permanent Monitoring Mission rotated at the Zaporizhzhya NPP occupied by the Russian military, the State Nuclear Regulation Inspectorate has said.
This rotation was initially scheduled for early February this year. However, the Russians blocked it.
"The rotation of IAEA experts was carried out in accordance with the principles of respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, which are emphasized in the UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES-11/6 'Principles of the UN Charter underpinning a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace in Ukraine' approved on 23 February 2023", it noted.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Russia's blocking of the IAEA experts' rotation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP.
According to the IAEA, this is the fifth team at the plant that has been working since the beginning of the mission. During the rotation, the agency's teams cross the front line between the territory controlled by Ukraine and Russia.