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NK 'lets monitors into Yongbyon' NK 'lets monitors into Yongbyon'
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North Korea has restored United Nations monitors' access to the Yongbyon nuclear site, including the plutonium reprocessing plant, diplomats say.North Korea has restored United Nations monitors' access to the Yongbyon nuclear site, including the plutonium reprocessing plant, diplomats say.
The decision comes a day after Pyongyang pledged to resume work to disable the plant.The decision comes a day after Pyongyang pledged to resume work to disable the plant.
On Saturday the country was taken off the United States' list of countries sponsoring terrorism.On Saturday the country was taken off the United States' list of countries sponsoring terrorism.
There was no immediate comment from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the monitors' status.There was no immediate comment from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the monitors' status.
Pyongyang began disabling its Yongbyon nuclear reactor in August as part of an international deal on its programme, but recently it made moves to reassemble the plant after Washington refused to remove North Korea from the terror blacklist. Reuters news agency quoted a diplomat as saying the first job of the inspectors would be to reassess the status of the nuclear facilities since recent steps taken to reactivate them.
On Saturday the US state department said North Korea had agreed to allow nuclear experts to take samples and conduct forensic tests at all its declared nuclear facilities and undeclared sites. Japan critical
Pyongyang began disabling its Yongbyon nuclear reactor in August, as part of an international deal, but recently it made moves to reassemble the plant after the US initially refused to remove North Korea from the terror blacklist.
On Saturday the US state department said North Korea had agreed to allow nuclear experts to take samples and conduct forensic tests at all its declared nuclear facilities and undeclared sites, prompting Washington to reverse its decision.
The North would also allow inspectors to verify its denials about transfers of nuclear technology and an alleged uranium programme, it said.The North would also allow inspectors to verify its denials about transfers of nuclear technology and an alleged uranium programme, it said.
But Reuters news agency quoted a diplomat as saying the first job of the inspectors would be to reassess the status of the nuclear facilities since recent steps taken to reactivate them. South Korea hailed the US decision to remove the North from its blacklist, saying it would help lead to its "eventual abandonment of its nuclear programmes".
But Japan criticised the move. Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Tokyo first wanted North Korea to provide more information about Japanese citizens it abducted in the 1970s and 1980s, in what he said amounted to terrorist acts.
North Korea has admitted to kidnapping 13 Japanese civilians to train its spies. Japan believes the figures could be higher and is sceptical about North Korea's claim that all but five are now dead.