Biography

Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations system (1997-2009).

I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes.

The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.

The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.

This is simply a new phase of diplomacy, an extension of diplomatic efforts to find a solution.

Sanctions are a bad idea. We are not facing an imminent threat. We need to lower the pitch.