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IAEA gives ElBaradei honorary title
Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2009 The UN atomic watchdog voted Thursday to bestow an honorary title of Director General Emeritus on the agency's controversial chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, who steps down in November. The title was voted on the last day of a meeting of the 35-member board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The resolution is to be formally adopted at the IAEA's general conference next week. He is scheduled to step down on November 30 after three terms in office and will hand over to Yukiya Amano of Japan. ElBaradei was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for his work at the agency. During his 12 years as head of the agency, he has frequently riled member states, the United States in particular, for his outspoken views which they argue oversteps his mandate. ElBaradei has been accused of being too soft on Iran, which the West suspects of seeking to build a nuclear bomb. Last week, France accused him hiding key evidence on Iran. Israel has made similar allegations. One of the final items on this week's meeting, which wrapped up Thursday, was a resolution in which the board "expresses its sincere gratitude and appreciation to ElBaradei for his devotion to the objectives and functions of the agency and to the cause of international peace and security during his distinguished and successful tenure as director general." Most of the last session was taken up with speeches of praise for ElBaradei who gave a short address and was given a standing ovation by delegates, diplomats who attended the closed-door meeting said. He was presented with a silver platter as a gift. People in the room said the Israeli delegate was not in his seat while other countries paid tribute to ElBaradei. Two of his three successors -- Sigvard Eklund who headed the agency from 1961-1981 and Hans Blix who was director general from 1981-1997 -- were similarly awarded the title Director General Emeritus after they left. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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