South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said here Monday that South Korea and Russia are concerned about the decision of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to resume nuclear activities.
"We, together with President Dmitry Medvedev, expressed concerns over North Korea's measures to suspend the deactivation of its nuclear facilities," Lee said at the Kremlin after talks with Medvedev.
South Korea and Russia have "agreed on tight cooperation on reaching a peaceful resolution of the North Korean problem," Interfax news agency cited Lee as saying.
The DPRK blew up the cooling tower of its atomic reactor on June 27 to demonstrate its commitment to nuclear disarmament, a day after handing over details of its nuclear programs to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon, however, accused the United States of breaking a six-party nuclear agreement and vowed to take countermeasures in a speech to the UN General Assembly's general debate Saturday.
Under the 2007 pact, the DPRK pledged to disable its nuclear program in a step toward its eventual dismantlement of nuclear facilities in exchange for diplomatic concessions and energy aid.
But the accord has been in stalemate due to disputes over the verification of a nuclear declaration between the DPRK and the United States.
Source: Xinhua
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