Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi called on the DPRK to fulfill its obligations under the nuclear program. It is reported by TASS.
“The continuation of the DPRK nuclear program is a clear violation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. It is deeply regrettable. I call on the DPRK to fully comply with its obligations under the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, cooperate promptly with the IAEA to fully and effectively implement its NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) safeguards agreement, and resolve all outstanding issues, especially those arising from the period of absence of agency inspectors in the country. The IAEA is ready to play its important role in verifying the DPRK’s nuclear program. Last month, I briefed the UN Security Council on these issues,” Grossi said ahead of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors.
North Korea became a member of the IAEA in 1974. In 1979, the construction of the first gas-graphite nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium began in the country. On August 14, 1985, the reactor reached criticality, since 1986 it began to function. In April 1985, North Korea signed the NPT. Since 1990, IAEA inspections have begun at the country’s nuclear facilities. From 1992 to 1994, 6 inspections were carried out, the results of which caused some doubts on the part of the IAEA. On February 11, 1993, IAEA Director General Hans Blix took the initiative to conduct a “special inspection” in the DPRK. Ten days later, the DPRK Atomic Energy Minister informed the IAEA of his country’s refusal to allow this inspection, and on March 12, of the decision to abandon the NPT. In 1994, the country withdrew from the IAEA.
Source: Rosbalt
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