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IAEA team to verify nuclear shutdown

PYONGYANG: A 10-member team of U.N. inspectors arrived in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Saturday to verify and monitor the shutdown and sealing of the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon.

Upon his arrival in Pyongyang, Adel Tolba, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspection team, refused to answer any questions from waiting reporters. “I have no comment, we have just come here to do our work, then make a report to Vienna headquarters,” said Mr. Tolba. An official from DPRK’s general atomic energy administration said the team would go straight to Yongbyon.

The inspection team will monitor and verify the shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities as agreed between the IAEA and the DPRK. — Xinhua

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