Qatar, IAEA Discuss Cooperation in Marine Environmental Protection

Monaco, June 11 (QNA) - HE Minister of Environment and Climate Change Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met Director of the Marine Laboratories of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Florence Descroix-Comanducci, during an official visit today to the laboratories’ headquarters in the Principality of Monaco. 
The visit took place on the sidelines of his participation in the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France.
The meeting discussed areas of joint cooperation between the State of Qatar and the IAEA, as well as ways to strengthen the partnership in marine environmental protection and in enhancing national technical capacities for monitoring environmental changes using advanced nuclear and radiological technologies.
His Excellency also took a field tour of the laboratories, where he was briefed on the advanced equipment and methods used for analyzing marine pollutants, and how these technologies support international efforts to protect oceans and seas from the impacts of climate change and human activity.
This visit reflects the State of Qatar's commitment to strengthening international cooperation in environmental protection and benefiting from global technical expertise to develop its environmental system in accordance with the highest scientific standards. (QNA)