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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who expressed great worry about the situation of the biggest nuclear power facility in Europe, Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine asked Russia to demilitarise it.
After meetings in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Guterres while talking to the media urged the removal of military personnel and equipment from the facility and called for appropriate precautions to be taken.
“The facility must not be used as part of any military operation. Instead, an agreement is urgently needed to reestablish Zaporizhzhia’s purely civilian infrastructure and to ensure the safety of the area,” he said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) vital activities and initiatives to guarantee the secure operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant continue to have the full backing of the United Nations
UN secretary-general earlier said we must be clear that any potential damage to Zaporizhzhia or any other nuclear facilities in Ukraine, or anywhere else, “could lead to catastrophic consequences not only for the immediate vicinity but for the region and beyond. This is wholly unacceptable
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