International Atomic Energy Agency Commends KAU

Jeddah, February 16, SPA -- Dr Manase Peter Salema, Director,
Division of Asia and Pacific Department of Technical Cooperation of
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Technical Cooperation
Programme- has commended King Abdulaziz University (KAU) for the
arduous efforts it exerted in successfully organizing the GCC
International Symposium on Peaceful Nuclear Technology Applications.

The three-day symposium was held (5-7/11/1429H) at the University
under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz.


The symposium was well-prepared for and there was a high level of
organization that contributed to the achievement of its objectives,
Dr Peter Salema said in a letter of appreciation he sent to Professor
Osama S.Tayyab, President of KAU.


On his part, Prof Abdullah Bin Omer Bafil, KAU Vice President for
Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, has hailed Dr Mohammed
Aljihni, Head Department of Nuclear Engineering at the KAU Faculty of
Engineering, and Dr Mansour Almazroui, Head Department of Meteorology
at the KAU Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land
Agriculture, for their strenuous efforts to ensure the success of the
symposium by making the necessary arrangements and preparations.

--SPA