EUHR Solana congratulates 2005 Nobel Laureates IAEA and El-Baradei

Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the CFSP, congratulates 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, the IAEA and its Director-General, Mohammed El-Baradei

Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), conveyed a personal message of congratulations today to Mohammed El-Baradei, head of the IAEA:

"I warmly congratulate the International Atomic Energy Agency and would like to offer my personal good wishes to its Director-General, Mohammed El-Baradei for achieving this great distinction, the Nobel peace prize.

This is a just reward for a sustained effort over many years to promote and safeguard the peaceful use of nuclear energy and is a recognition of the key role played by the Agency in fostering greater peace and stability among nations."

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• EU Presidency Statement - Report of the IAEA 2005 (31/10/2005)
• EUHR Solana welcomes IAEA resolution on Iran's nuclear programme  (24/9/2005)