By Sulaiman Aruna Sesay
Sierra Leone President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, Tuesday 25th June 2024, met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, at their headquarters to deepen collaboration between Sierra Leone and IAEA.
Welcoming President Bio, the IAEA DG stated that he was extremely delighted to be associated with his visit to Vienna, adding that he was also impressed with his visionary statement at the Investment Roundtable hosted by the OPEC Fund for International Development.
Mr. Grossi pointed out that the three areas to deepen collaboration would focus on energy, healthcare and food security, using nuclear technology, He committed to supporting the president with capacity building and an assessment mission to Sierra Leone to further explore three areas of interest.
In his remarks, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio thanked the Director General for his reception and noted that those areas of interest for collaboration aligned with his vision for food security, access to energy and healthcare. He expressed the hope that the use of nuclear techniques would accelerate results in those key areas.
Sierra Leone become a member state of the IAEA since 1967 and has benefited from technical cooperation programmes over the years, including project successes in livestock production, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine and crop improvement.
