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| Japan's Amano wins race to head IAEA |
| 2009-07-03 |
| Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano won the contest on Thursday to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, giving him a pivotal role in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions. Tokyo's current envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog was chosen after six rounds of voting when he scraped together the requisite two-thirds majority with backing of 23 of the 35 board members. Eleven voted against and one abstained. Seen as the Western states' candidate to succeed outgoing director-general Mohamed ElBaradei, Amano had been running against South African ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, the perceived favourite among developing countries. Under the rules of procedure, all 145 IAEA member states are to meet again on Friday where they will formally appoint Amano "by acclamation" and his appointment will need the final go-ahead at a general conference in September. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #1 good, sounds like a better man than Mr. Magoo |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-07-03 14:31 |