IAEA Board of Governors - EU Statement on Agenda item 7: Transfer of the nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT

IAEA Board of Governors - EU Statement on Agenda item 7: Transfer of the nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT

EU Statement on Agenda item 7: Transfer of the nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its
safeguards in all aspects under the NPT
IAEA Board of Governors
Vienna, 8-12 June 2026

Chair,

On behalf of the European Union, I would like to make the following brief comments.
We recall that the IAEA has a mandate to engage directly with concerned Member
States on safeguards and verification matters.
The EU does not consider it necessary to establish a parallel process to the ongoing
technical work conducted by the Secretariat. Nor are we in favour of having a standing
agenda item on AUKUS as the Secretariat is best placed to assess when and how to
put this issue on the agenda of the Board for the consideration of IAEA Member States.

Thank you, Chair.