Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, passed away at the 73rd year of his life.

Yukiya Amano headed the IAEA * in 2009, before that he was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan to the agency.
The diplomat also served in the United Nations (UN), since 1972 he held various posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

He specialized in the subject of disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

*The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international intergovernmental organization for the development of international cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy.
Founded in 1957. The headquarters is located in Vienna (International Vienna Center).
The IAEA convenes international scientific forums to discuss nuclear energy development issues, sends specialists to various countries to assist in research work, provides intermediary services for the transfer of nuclear equipment and materials, performs control functions and, in particular, makes sure that the assistance provided directly by the agency or with its assistance, was not used for any military purposes. Much attention in the activities of the IAEA is given to ensuring the safety of nuclear power, especially after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986.