{"id":6870,"date":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","slug":"romania-elected-to-iaea-board-of-governors-for-first-time-since-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6870","title":{"rendered":"Romania elected to IAEA Board of Governors for first time since 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romania has been elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a two-year mandate covering 2025\u20132027, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mae.ro\/node\/67412\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>. This marks the country\u2019s return to the 35-member body for the first time since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The vote took place on Friday, September 19, the closing day of the IAEA\u2019s General Conference in Vienna.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Foreign minister Oana \u021aoiu attended the session, underlining the Romanian government\u2019s commitment to supporting the agency\u2019s objectives and strengthening international cooperation in the nuclear field, according to the ministry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MAE also said that Romania\u2019s election recognizes its six decades of expertise in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Key achievements cited include the Cernavod\u0103 nuclear power plant, national research institutes, and investment projects in innovative technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next two years will be intense, as the files in this field are complex and carry major implications beyond any one region. For Romania, the nuclear sector is a field of excellence and development alongside strategic partners. I am confident that we will fulfill this mandate successfully,\u201d minister Oana \u021aoiu said.<\/p>\n<p>As a board member, Romania will contribute to the IAEA\u2019s decision-making on the peaceful use of nuclear power, nuclear security standards, radiological safety, and non-proliferation commitments.<\/p>\n<p>Romania has previously served nine mandates on the board since the agency\u2019s founding, most recently between 2008 and 2010.<\/p>\n<p>According to the IAEA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/news\/new-members-elected-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a>, the Board members elected last week are Belgium, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, and Togo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: Iaea.org)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania has been elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a two-year mandate covering 2025\u20132027, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced. This marks the country\u2019s return to the 35-member body for the first time since 2010. The vote took place on Friday, September 19, the closing day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}