International Atomic Energy Agency (Unofficial electronic version)	GC(41)/DEC/14 3 October 1997
Agenda item 26 GC(41)/OR.10, paras 18-21

The General Conference, after adoption of Resolution GC(41)/RES/25, accepted the following statement made by the President:

"In the context of the agenda item on the application of IAEA safeguards in the Middle East, the General Conference requests the Director General to invite experts from the Middle East and other areas to a technical workshop on safeguards, verification technologies, and other related experience, including experience in various regional contexts. It calls on the Director General to commence with the preparation, in consultation and co-ordination with the parties concerned, with a view to developing an agenda and modalities that will help ensure a successful workshop. Future proposals on workshops in the framework of the above-mentioned agenda item shall be submitted by mutual consent."