Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta will head the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) until member states agree on a permanent successor to deceased Director General Yukiya Amano, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said on Thursday, APA reports citing Euronews.
The IAEA announced on Monday that Amano had died, leaving the agency with a leadership vacuum at a time of rising tensions between Iran and the West following Washington’s decision last year to quit a 2015 international deal that curbed Tehran’s nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions. U.S. President Donald Trump has reimposed sanctions on Iran and the fate of the landmark deal, which the IAEAhas been overseeing, is unclear.
“The Board of Governors has decided to designate Mr Cornel Feruta as acting Director General until a Director General assumes office,” the IAEA said on Thursday.
However, the political backdrop means that negotiations on who will become permanent IAEA chief are likely to be difficult. The Director General is appointed by the agency’s 35-nation board of governors for four years. The candidate must be approved by the General Conference. Its regular annual meeting will be held September 16-20.
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