MOSCOW, Dec 5 To say that the parties are close to agreement According to an acceptable agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on the creation of a security zone around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, out of time.
Earlier, the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that experts were close to an acceptable agreement between Ukraine and Russia on Zaporizhzhya NPP.
Commenting on this statement, Zakharova stated that «first of all, it should be noted that there are no direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on the issue of a security zone around the ZNPP.»
«Possible parameters We are discussing declarations on the creation of a zone of protection of nuclear and physical, nuclear safety of ZNPP with the IAEA Secretariat, which, in turn, is trying to cooperate with Ukraine,» she added.
«To say that the parties are close to an agreement is untimely. In principle, it is whether Kyiv is ready to commit itself to stop shelling and attempts to seize the ZNPP, and also whether the IAEA will be able to achieve the implementation of such hypothetical agreements by Ukrainians,» the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
Earlier Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that some European countries are participating in consultations on the creation of a security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with the participation of the IAEA. He expressed the hope that this dialogue, among other things, would help convince Kyiv to stop shelling the station.
Earlier, Deputy Head of the Agency, Head of the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy Mikhail Chudakov stated in an interview that there is progress on the situation around the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the Agency’s Director General Rafael Grossi is working with Russia, Ukraine and a number of European countries. Adek