In 2009 Pyongyang expelled IAEA inspectors from its Yongbyon nuclear site and has since refused to allow IAEA inspections on its territory. © GeoEye Satellite Image/AFP/File
Reuters: No indication North Korean nuclear activities stopped: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it did not find any indication that North Korea had stopped its nuclear activities, adding to doubts about the country’s willingness to abandon its arsenal.
“The continuation and further development of the DPRK’s nuclear program and related statements by the DPRK are a cause for grave concern,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report published late on Monday.
The report, which refers to the country’s official name Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is to be submitted to the IAEA’s board meeting next month.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Reuters on Monday he believed North Korea had taken specific steps toward denuclearization and that he would “most likely” meet again with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Update: #1 No indication NKorea nuclear activities stopped: UN's IAEA (France 24)
Update #2: UN agency: No indication N. Korea has stopped nuclear activities since Trump deal (The Hill)
WNU Editor: The U.S. has also not stopped applying pressure on North Korea to comply .... U.S. will continue issuing sanctions until N. Korea takes action on denuclearization (Arirang News).
