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North Korea Says It Has Invited Team To Discuss Closing ReactorSEOUL, South Korea, June 16 (AP) — North Korea sent a letter to the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Saturday, inviting inspectors to the country to discuss plans for shutting down its main nuclear reactor, state media reported. Ayhan Evrensel, a spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, said the agency had not received a letter from North Korea. He declined to comment further. North Korea had refused to act on its February pledge to disarm until it got access to $25 million once frozen in an American-blacklisted Macau bank. Contending that the financial freeze was a sign of Washington’s hostility, North Korea boycotted international nuclear talks for more than a year, during which it conducted its first atomic bomb test. In an attempt to win North Korea’s promise to start dismantling its nuclear program, the United States agreed this year to give its blessing for the money to be freed. The United States, Japan, China, Russia and the two Koreas took part in the arms negotiations that prompted the February pledge from the North to stop making nuclear weapons in exchange for aid and political concessions. South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy, Chun Yung-woo, said, “As we watch how the discussions between North Korea and the I.A.E.A. proceed, we will start preparations for implementing our own obligations as outlined by the Feb. 13 agreement.” Mr. Chun was referring to the shipment of 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil that North Korea is to receive in return for shutting down its main nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and allowing inspectors back into the country to verify the closure and seal the facility. North Korea expelled I.A.E.A. inspectors in December 2002. Signs of a breakthrough in the standoff emerged this week as the North Korean money at the Macau bank finally began to be transferred. Christopher R. Hill, the chief American negotiator dealing with the North, said earlier on Saturday that a technical glitch was holding up the final transfer, but that the issue was likely to be resolved soon. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationClimate Plan Looks Beyond Bush’s Tenure...In Unusual Move, Hu Demands Inquiry After Journalist’s Death... World Briefing | Australia: Diver Escapes From Jaws of Great White Shark... Ousted Thai Premier: Dabbler in Sports, Champ of the Spotlight... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - North Korea Says It Has Invited Team To Discuss Closing Reactor |
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