these recommendations were in line with proposals amano made on opening day of the meeting. experts wonder whether member countries will abide by the results of the iaea safety assessments because nuclear safety is an issue that could interfere withheir sovereignty. some countries considering introducing nuclear power generation are cautious about tighter safety standards. the nuclear watchdog plans to draw up an action plan on strengthening nuclear safety by its annual meeting in september. we have more from junko noda. what's your take on the results of the meeting? >> the iae received a mandate to strengthen its role in securing nuclear safety but member states have to agree on concrete measures. some emerging countries that plan to introduce nuclear power plants aren't enthusiastic about paying the cost about associated with strengthening safety standards, so at this stage it's unclear if the iaea can come up with an effective action plan. >> you know, japan is being singled out as the country with the multitude to strengthen nuclear safety standards. tell us about the s

yukio amano made the remarks in his opening speech at the iaea board of governors meeting on monday. amano reported on the agency's activities such as sending a team of experts to japan last month to assess the safety issues following the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. he said the team is done preparing its final report to be submitted to the iaea ministerial conferce in vienna starting june 20th. >> the coming ministerial conference in june will be extremely important, and it will determine the way ahead for the nuclear safety after fukushima accident. i plan to make some practical suggestions, drawing upon experience in assisting member states in the area of nuclear safety. >> he suggested that the iaea will look to forming a global nuclear safety framework at the meeting. >>> an internal document from the agency also reveals that an emergency response office called an off-site center was nearly dysfunctional at the time of the plant's nuclear accident. the document obtained by nhk contains details about the malfunction of the center five kilometers from the