US says DPRK agrees to nuke moratorium
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March 1, 2012, Thursday
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THE United States said yesterday that North Korea had agreed to a moratorium on nuclear tests and long-range missile launches and to allow nuclear inspectors to visit its Yongbyon nuclear complex to verify a halt to all nuclear activities including uranium enrichment.
The US announcement paves the way for the possible resumption of six-party disarmament negotiations with Pyongyang and follows talks between US and North Korean diplomats in Beijing last week.
"To improve the atmosphere for dialogue and demonstrate its commitment to denuclearization, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activities at Yongbyon, including uranium enrichment activities," the State Department said.
"The DPRK has also agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment activities at Yongbyon and confirm the disablement of the 5-MW reactor and associated facilities," it said.
The State Department said that in return the US was ready to finalize details of a proposed food aid package of 240,000 tons of nutritional assistance, and that more aid could be agreed.
This followed negotiations between the US and North Korea last week in Beijing, the first such meeting since the death of its longtime leader Kim Jong-il in December.
The US announcement paves the way for the possible resumption of six-party disarmament negotiations with Pyongyang and follows talks between US and North Korean diplomats in Beijing last week.
"To improve the atmosphere for dialogue and demonstrate its commitment to denuclearization, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activities at Yongbyon, including uranium enrichment activities," the State Department said.
"The DPRK has also agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment activities at Yongbyon and confirm the disablement of the 5-MW reactor and associated facilities," it said.
The State Department said that in return the US was ready to finalize details of a proposed food aid package of 240,000 tons of nutritional assistance, and that more aid could be agreed.
This followed negotiations between the US and North Korea last week in Beijing, the first such meeting since the death of its longtime leader Kim Jong-il in December.
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