Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 2 March 2026

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 09:00 CET on Monday, 2 March, in Board Room C in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

The meeting is convened by the Chair of the Board following a request from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to convene a “special session of the IAEA Board of Governors on matters related to military strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran”. 

This session of the Board of Governors will precede the already scheduled regular session of the Board.

The Board of Governors meeting is closed to the press.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the meeting with an introductory statement, which will be released to journalists after delivery and posted on the?IAEA website.  

The IAEA will provide video footage of the Director General’s opening statement here and will make photos available on Flickr.  

Photo Opportunity 

There will be a photo opportunity with the IAEA Director General and the Chair of the Board, Ambassador Ian David Grainge Biggs of Australia, before the start of the Board meeting, on 2 March at 09:00 CET in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the VIC.  

Accreditation and Press Working Area:

The Press Room on the M-Building's ground floor will be available as a press working area starting from 8:00 CET on 2 March.

Journalists are requested to register with the Press Office by 06:00 CET on Monday, 2 March. Please email press@iaea.org.