Mohammed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addresses the 53rd General Conference of the IAEA in the Vienna International Center (VIC) in Vienna, capital of Austria, Sept. 14, 2009. The conference opened here on Monday approved the nomination of Japanese ambassador Yukiya Amano as new director-general to succeed Mohammed ElBaradei from Dec. 1, 2009. [XinHua]