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  1. Remarks at "25 Years after Chernobyl Catastrophe: Safety for the Future" conference

    ... with President [Viktor] Yanukovych of Ukraine, and I visited Chernobyl. I paid tribute to the courageous firefighters who lost their lives, quite literally, saving the world. I saw the Chernobyl Command Centre and the encouraging progress in building a new shelter ...

  2. Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster

    On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear accident in history, we remember the ... active role in implementing the United Nations Acton Plan on Chernobyl, in accordance of the Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development ... support the full recovery of all communities affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Science tells us that normal life is fully possible for ...

  3. Remarks at press encounter following visit to Chernobyl site

    Question: This is your first visit to Chernobyl. What are your impressions? It is one thing to hear and read about this Chernobyl disaster. It is another totally different experience to look for ...

  4. Remarks at Monterey Institute of International Studies "Advancing the Disarmament and Non-proliferation Agenda: Seeking Peace in an Over-armed World"

    ... at Semipalatinsk, in Kazakhstan. I have also been to Chernobyl and Fukushima, and convened high-level meetings at the United Nations ...

  5. Remarks at Monterey Institute of International Studies "Advancing the Disarmament and Non-proliferation Agenda: Seeking Peace in an Over-armed World"

    ... at Semipalatinsk, in Kazakhstan. I have also been to Chernobyl and Fukushima, and convened high-level meetings at the United Nations ...

  6. Remarks to the General Assembly's Special Commemorative Meeting in Observance of the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster

    ... Ladies and gentlemen, It is one thing to read about Chernobyl, another to see it for yourself. Anyone visiting that infamous ... villages – houses in ruin, the land contaminated. Chernobyl displaced hundreds of thousands of people and affected millions more. ...

  7. Address to the Kiev Institute of International Relations

    ... be hosting an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy. Of course, immediately I marked it in my calendar that I ... for Ukraine, but for the entire world. For 25 years, Chernobyl has been synonymous with the nuclear threat. “No more Chernobyl,” ...

  8. Remarks at the 20th International Conference on Health and Environment Global Partners Global Solutions [Delivered by the Deputy Secretary-General]

    ... and gentlemen, Twenty-five years ago, the explosion at Chernobyl shattered a region and shook the world. Last week in Kiev, the ... joined in commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. He used the occasion to reaffirm his support for all of ...

  9. Remarks at Summit on the Safe and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy

    ... and gentlemen, Twenty-five years ago, the explosion at Chernobyl cast a radioactive cloud over Europe and a shadow around the world. ... popular fears and disturbing questions. The disaster at Chernobyl offers one set of lessons. The disaster in Japan offers another ...

  10. Remarks to the opening session of the High-Level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security

    ... very important meeting. Earlier this year, I visited Chernobyl to mark the 25th anniversary of the disaster. It was an extremely ... President Yanukovych. It is one thing to read about Chernobyl, another to hear from those whose lives were changed and see the ...