UN urges end to ‘suicide’ attacks on nuclear power plants

The UN secretary-general on Monday called any attack on nuclear power plants “suicidal” and called for a halt to military operations in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, so the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can access it.

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At a press conference in Tokyo, Antonio Guterres said any attack on nuclear power plants would be an act of suicide.

“I hope that these attacks will end. At the same time, I hope that the IAEA will be able to access the heart of Zaporizhia, the largest in Europe, the scene of bombings blamed on each other by Russian and Ukrainian fighters,” he added.

For the past week, the UN The Secretary-General remains concerned about the dangers of nuclear power to humanity, which is only a “misunderstanding” or “error of judgment” from “nuclear annihilation,” he warned in a speech on August 1 at New. York.

On August 6, the 77th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, he felt that humanity was playing “with a loaded gun” in the context of current crises with nuclear connotations.

Referring to Sino-US tensions around Taiwan on Monday, where the Chinese military has been conducting military exercises, Mr. Guterres considered it “an important question” and called for “restraint” and “elevation”.

“This is very important in the coming days,” he said in Tokyo.

China launched the maneuvers last week to condemn the visit of Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. Beijing considers Taiwan – a self-governing island of 23 million people – an integral part of its territory.