¡¡¡¡TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- A two-day international conference began Monday in Tokyo on measures to safeguard against proliferation of nuclear weapons, Japan's Kyodo News reported.

¡¡¡¡The meeting, hosted by the Japanese government with the cooperation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), willfocus on issues related to the IAEA's so-called Additional Protocol, Kyodo said.

¡¡¡¡The protocol aims to strengthen the IAEA's capability to detect undeclared nuclear materials and activities.

¡¡¡¡Participants at the conference will discuss steps to strengthen the Additional Protocol, which 67 countries have signed. The protocol has taken effect in 28 countries.

¡¡¡¡During the meeting Monday morning, IAEA Director General Mohamed El Baradei said that the inspections in Iraq have gotten off to a good start and he hopes Iraq continues to cooperate. Enditem