ST. PETERSBURG, July 10 (Xinhua) -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Friday that attacks on any nuclear power plant are unacceptable, regardless of where they are located.
Speaking after talks with Alexei Likhachev, director general of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, in Russia's Kaliningrad region, Grossi said the IAEA has not observed or confirmed any direct attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, calling on all parties to exercise maximum restraint.
He noted that the IAEA, like Rosatom, is closely monitoring developments at the facility.
"The physical integrity of any nuclear facility is an absolute priority for nuclear safety and security," Grossi said, reiterating that any action affecting the integrity is "absolutely unacceptable."
The IAEA's position is clear and has been consistently discussed at both the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors, he said. ■
