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Tuesday, 10 July 2007 |
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A UN nuclear team plans to arrive in North Korea on Saturday to monitor the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei was speaking upon his arrival in the South Korean capital, Seoul. Pyongyang has agreed to close its reactor in Yongbyon in exchange for energy aid. It is part of a disarmament deal reached at six-party talks in February. "I think they (the UN inspectors) will travel on the 14th, so hopefully they will arrive there on the 14th," Mr ElBaradei said in Seoul. He said that it was not known if the reactor could be shut down before the inspectors arrived. "We will verify that they will shut it. Whether they shut it before or not, that is immaterial." |
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