The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Friday that it is fulfilling its obligation on disablement of Yongbyon nuclear facilities under the agreement reached at the six-party talks.
The declaration came after the a fact-finding team from countries to the six-party talks on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula concluded its mission Thursday to follow up progress in the disablement of the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon.
"The DPRK is honestly fulfilling its commitment to disable those facilities within the year according to the agreement reached at the six-party talks," said the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
"It will follow the moves of the U.S. and all other parties," it added.
The team, composed of 10 officials and experts from China, South Korea, Japan, the United States and Russia, paid a visit to Yongbyon on Wednesday, said the team head Chen Naiqing, who is also China's ambassador for Korean Peninsula issues.
"We are satisfied with the process of disablement there (Yongbyon), and the denuclearization process is going on smoothly," Chen said.
According to a six-party talks joint document released in Beijing on Oct. 3, the DPRK agreed to disable all the existing nuclear facilities and provide a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs by the end of this year.
The document said the disablement of the five-megawatt Experimental Reactor, the Reprocessing Plant (Radiochemical Laboratory) and the Nuclear Fuel Rod Fabrication Facility in Yongbyon would be completed by Dec. 31.
Source:Xinhua
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