General Conference Adopts Resolution Stressing System's Importance
In a resolution adopted 19 September, the IAEA General Conference emphasized the importance of the Agency's safeguards system and of continuing steps to reinforce it.
Expressing the conviction that safeguards promote greater confidence among States, the resolution encouraged States to conclude comprehensive safeguards agreements and Additional Protocols, which enable more thorough inspections and strengthen the system's capability for detecting undeclared nuclear material and activities.
The resolution welcomed Cuba's signature of an IAEA comprehensive safeguards agreement and additional protocol earlier this week.