International and Arab Welcome for IAEA Decision to End Syria’s Nuclear Non-Compliance Case
Welat TV – Erbil
Syria has welcomed the unanimous decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors to end the “non-compliance” case against the country and close its long-running nuclear file, a move that has received broad international and Arab support.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said the decision closes a chapter that had lasted for many years and opens new prospects for Syria to cooperate internationally in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and related technologies.
Karl Hallergard, the European Union’s ambassador to the United Nations and international organizations in Vienna, said in a post on X that the IAEA decision ends consideration of outstanding issues related to nuclear activities during the era of the Assad regime. The United Kingdom and several other countries, along with a number of Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, also welcomed the decision.
The IAEA Board of Governors unanimously adopted the resolution on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, ending the effects of its 2011 decision, which had found Syria in non-compliance with its nuclear obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
According to diplomats familiar with the matter cited by France Press Agency, the decision followed cooperation by the Syrian authorities with IAEA experts and inspectors and their access to key nuclear-related sites in the country, allowing the agency to conduct the necessary verification and assessment operations.
The development marks a significant shift in the course of Syria’s nuclear file, reflecting what the agency described as the current Syrian authorities’ positive cooperation with IAEA requirements.
The international consensus on the decision represents an important step toward closing one of the most complex files that had strained relations between Damascus and the IAEA since 2011, following the discovery of the al-Kibar site in Deir Ez-Zour.