MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) - The director general of the U.N. nuclear watchdog discussed non-proliferation issues on Thursday with the head of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation ahead
IAEA and Rosatom Leaders Meet to Discuss Nuclear Non-Proliferation Issues
Key Discussions on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Between IAEA and Rosatom
Background of the Meeting
MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) - The director general of the U.N. nuclear watchdog discussed non-proliferation issues on Thursday with the head of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation ahead of other meetings with officials, the company said.
Upcoming Diplomatic Engagements
Emmanuel Grossi, head of the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency, is due to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, TASS news agency reported earlier.
Strategic Issues Discussed
"On the eve of the meeting, the head of the state corporation (Rosatom) Alexei Likhachev and the Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi discussed strategic issues concerning the enforcement of the non-proliferation regime and the development of nuclear energy in the world," Rosatom said.
Additional Details and Reporting
The statement gave no other details of the discussions.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Jan Harvey, Ron Popeski and Chizu Nomiyama)
