Ukraine (bbabo.net), - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said that thanks to the actions of the employees of the organization, the agreement between Moscow and Kyiv on a safe zone around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZAES) is becoming more acceptable. Bloomberg reported this on December 2.

"We're getting closer to what might be acceptable," Grossi was quoted as saying by the agency.

The IAEA director added that he expects to hold meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the near future. As Grossi noted, these meetings will help move forward the negotiations on a safe zone around the ZNPP.

He also said that the agency currently does not have information about the possible withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces from the ZNPP territory.

On November 24, Grossi said that negotiations on the organization of a security zone at the ZNPP are moving forward, but it is difficult for the parties to reach an agreement on the parameters due to the fact that the facility is located in a combat zone.

On November 22, the head of the IAEA intensified his consultations aimed at creating a protective zone near the ZNPP. The organization's experts assessed the damage to the station, noting that there was no threat to nuclear safety. It was also noted that the condition of six reactor units is stable, and nuclear fuel stocks have not been damaged. At the same time, four ZNPP reactors remain in the cold shutdown mode, two more in the hot shutdown mode.

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