NAY PYI TAW, September 20, 2025 - A Myanmar delegation met with senior officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on September 18 in Vienna, Austria, to discuss nuclear technology assistance programs for Myanmar.

According to a press release from the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting took place during the IAEA's 69th General Conference. The Myanmar delegation, led by Ambassador U Min Thein, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the UN and other international organizations in Vienna, and Dr. Theingi Maung Maung, Director-General of the Department of Atomic Energy under the Ministry of Science and Technology, met with a team led by Mr. Ge Deng, Director of the Division for Asia and the Pacific, Department of Technical Cooperation at the IAEA. The meeting was held at 11:30 AM on September 18, 2025, at the Vienna International Centre.

During the meeting, they discussed the progress of the technical assistance programs for Myanmar under the current 2024-2025 cycle.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Myanmar delegation also met with a team led by Ms. Liliya Dulinets, Head of the Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section, Department of Nuclear Energy at the IAEA. The discussion focused on obtaining regulatory and technical assistance for the development of Myanmar's nuclear energy infrastructure.

These meetings took place as Myanmar is undertaking initial activities to develop its nuclear energy sector.

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