Mr. Toshio OKAZAKI, JAEA Executive Vice President, delivered following closing remarks at the end of the Forum;

　I would like to extend my appreciation to distinguished experts of the world for having discussed various nuclear nonproliferation issues from a wide range of perspectives. During the Forum, a lot of opinions and suggestions were expressed regarding what the international society should do together in order to deal with nuclear nonproliferation issues which might violate world peace and security. I felt that the enthusiasm and heated discussion during the Forum must be comparable with that of President Eisenhower's speech on "Atoms for Peace" in the UN General Assembly in New York for 50 years ago and of INFCE (International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation) for 25 years ago.

　I expect that the discussion during the Forum would become the foundation of the development for the compatibility of the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation and consequently serve for the world peace and development. I reaffirm my determination that JAEA will continue to contribute to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to nuclear nonproliferation.