IAEA Clears Syria’s Request for Nuclear Aid
In a move that has alienated the U.S. and some members of the EU, the UN’s nuclear agency, the IAEA, has overridden the West’s protest and granted Syria the aid it had requested for a nuclear power plant.
Syria still under investigation for having had a nuclear reactor, which was destroyed by an illegal air-strike by the Israelis, will be closely monitored by the IAEA as it forges forward with this project.
The West’s continual denouncement of Syria’s protests of innocence and the UN decision to back them regardless is a milestone for Syria and its image. While the West and Israel may not agree, the UN is willing to give this country a chance to prove itself as a true player and ally in the Middle East.
Sade San A Jong
