📋 Tender Overview
The ambassador of Uruguay in Austria, Juan Carlos Ojeda, delivered the Instrument of Accession to the Protocol of Amendment to the Vienna Convention on civil liability for nuclear damage to the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi. This is because that IAEA authority is the depositary of the Vienna Convention.
Director General Grossi thanked Uruguay for adhering to the protocol, and described the action as part of Uruguay's "strong commitment" to the IAEA and, in this specific case, to civil liability for nuclear damage.
During the ceremony, Uruguay was highlighted as an example of its commitment to multilateral legal instruments that address liability for nuclear damage.
This occasion was propitious to highlight Uruguay's relationship with the IAEA, particularly regarding the technical cooperation received by the international organization. In this regard, the fruitful visit made by the Director General of the IAEA to Uruguay in December 2023 was recalled, when important announcements were made regarding the global Rays of Hope program, in which work is being done for the donation of a linear accelerator for the Clinics and mammography hospital for ASSE.
In relation to the project for the eradication of the cattle screwworm, to which Argentina will join, it was mentioned that it will begin to be implemented with irradiated larvae in the neighboring country. The financing, obtained by the IAEA, will come from Japan.
