Ms Eglantina Gjermeni, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the International Organizations in Vienna, and Mr Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Albania’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2024-2029 on 6 November 2024. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Albania has been an IAEA Member State since 1957. Its 2024-2029 CPF identifies four priority areas:
- Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security
- Human Health
- Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology
- Food and Agriculture