MOSCOW, April (RIA Novosti) - Russia supports the re-election of Mohamed ElBaradei as the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Yakovenko said in answer to the media question.
The communique, posted to the ministerial web site, says that the extraordinary session of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on April 27 has demonstrated a growing support for the present Director General in favor of his re-election to the post.
"The Russian delegation has voiced support for Mohamed ElBaradei and expressed the hope that at the regular June session of the Board of Governors a unanimous decision will be taken on appointing him as the head of the IAEA", Alexander Yakovenko said. He noted that the current Director General is the only candidate to the post.
