Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker arrived in Vienna Sunday to participate in the 65th annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The four-day conference will kick off in the Austrian capital Monday when the minister will deliver Egypt's speech on its efforts in the field of nuclear safety.

The meeting is expected to draw high-level representatives from the IAEA’s 173 member states.

The General Conference comprising representatives of the IAEA member states meets in a regular annual session, usually in September, to consider and approve the IAEA's budget and to decide on other issues raised by the Board of Governors, the Director-General and Member States.