Cooperation will continue with IAEA

 January 7, 2015

Japan, IAEA to continue Fukushima Daiichi work

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Jan. 7, 2015 - Updated 08:12 UTC+1

Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agency say they will keep working together closely on the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Abe said the government highly evaluates the agency's role in decommissioning the plant, tackling contaminated water leaks there, and dealing with nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea. He said Japan will closely cooperate with the agency.

Amano said the IAEA will also closely coordinate policies with Japan on issues regarding the plant, nuclear non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

He later told reporters that one of the agency's most crucial tasks is ensuring the safety of nuclear energy. He said the two sides agreed to cooperate toward that goal.