The UN nuclear agency's Board of Governors has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to end its occupation of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
This is what the diplomats who participated in the closed-door meeting on September 15, in Vienna, said.
Zaporizhzhia is a city in the southeast of Ukraine, where the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located.
The resolution adopted by the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calls on Russia to "immediately cease all actions against and at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and any other nuclear facilities in Ukraine."
The 35-member board approved the resolution with 26 votes in favor, two against and seven abstentions, the diplomats said, adding that Russia and China voted against.
The resolution also states that the military occupation of the plant significantly increases the risk of a nuclear accident that would endanger the population of Ukraine, neighboring states and the international community.
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The Russian military and the Russian state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, should suspend all activities in Zaporizhzhia and return control to Ukrainian authorities, the resolution says.
On September 6, the day when the six reactors of Zaporizhzhia were shut down after shelling near the nuclear power plant, international inspectors requested the taking of "urgent" measures.
The largest nuclear power plant in Europe that has been occupied by Russian forces shortly after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. /Rel
