UN secretary general denounces ‘suicidal’ attacks on nuclear power plants
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a halt to military operations around the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, so that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can access the site.
“Any attack on nuclear power plants is a suicidal thing”he said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday. “I hope these attacks will end. At the same time, I hope that the IAEA will be able to access the plant” of Zaporizhia, he added. It is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the scene since Friday of bombings of which the Russian and Ukrainian belligerents have mutually accused each other.
For the past week, the Secretary General of the United Nations has been constantly concerned about nuclear risks for humanity, which is only ” a misunderstanding “ or at “misjudgment” of the’“nuclear annihilation”he had warned on 1is August in a speech in New York, USA. On August 6, on the occasion of the 77e anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, he felt that humanity was playing “with a loaded gun” in the context of the current crises with a nuclear connotation.
Referring also, on Monday, to the Sino-American tensions around Taiwan, where the Chinese army has just carried out military exercises, Mr. Guterres considered that it was “a sensitive issue” and he called for ” detention “ and at the ” de-escalation “.
“It is extremely important in the days to come”he said in Tokyo.