Iran expert to become top U.N. nuclear investigator
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(Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has selected a senior agency expert on Iran to head all of its inspections worldwide, diplomats said on Monday.
Herman Nackaerts, 59, a Belgian, is expected to head the International Atomic Energy Agency's nuclear safeguards division, whose mandate is to verify that members states' nuclear programmes are not being diverted for military use.
"There was no dissent," a Western diplomat said on the sidelines of a closed-door meeting of the IAEA's 35-nation governing board, where IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano notified the delegates of Nackaerts' appointment.
Diplomats suggested the appointment would serve continuity in the IAEA's complex investigation of Iran, which the West believes is seeking nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies.
Nackaerts has been the head of inspections in Iran and other countries in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa.
(Reuters)
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