Prime Minister Naoto Kan received a courtesy call from Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the Prime Minister's Office.

At the start of the meeting, Prime Minister Kan said that he highly appreciates the robust efforts of Director Amano and the IAEA so far, not only on the nuclear issues of North Korea and Iran, but also on cancer countermeasures and other difficult global issues. Director Amano expressed gratitude for Japan's cooperation and assistance to the IAEA's activities.

They then exchanged views on the overall cooperative relationship between Japan and the IAEA, and the Prime Minister expressed the intention to continue supporting the IAEA's initiatives as much as possible.