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| IAEA chief urges N Korea dialogue | IAEA chief urges N Korea dialogue |
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| The International Atomic Energy Agency chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said he hopes North Korean nuclear disarmament talks will restart quickly. | |
| Speaking at a conference in Beijing, China, he said he hoped IAEA inspectors would be allowed back into North Korea. | Speaking at a conference in Beijing, China, he said he hoped IAEA inspectors would be allowed back into North Korea. |
| Pyongyang last week expelled all international monitors and threatened to re-start its nuclear programme after UN criticism of its recent rocket test. | Pyongyang last week expelled all international monitors and threatened to re-start its nuclear programme after UN criticism of its recent rocket test. |
| Officials from 65 nations are debating nuclear energy in the 21st Century. | Officials from 65 nations are debating nuclear energy in the 21st Century. |
| Dialogue | Dialogue |
| China is hosting the three-day conference, but its neighbour North Korea is taking up much of the attention. | China is hosting the three-day conference, but its neighbour North Korea is taking up much of the attention. |
| Mr ElBaradei said the only hope for progress lay in re-starting the six-party talks - involving North and South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the US - to try to find common ground with Pyongyang. | Mr ElBaradei said the only hope for progress lay in re-starting the six-party talks - involving North and South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the US - to try to find common ground with Pyongyang. |
| NUCLEAR CRISIS Feb 2007 - North Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aidJune 2007 - North Korea shuts its main Yongbyon reactorJune 2008 - North Korea makes its long-awaited declaration of nuclear assetsOct 2008 - The US removes North Korea from its list of countries which sponsor terrorismDec 2008 - Pyongyang slows work to dismantle its nuclear programme after a US decision to suspend energy aidJan 2009 - The North says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South, accusing it of "hostile intent"5 April 2009 - Pyongyang launches a rocket carrying what it says is a communications satellite14 April 2009 - After criticism of the launch from the UN Security Council, North Korea vows to walk out of six-party talks Engage, appease, oppose? N Korea a problem for Obama Timeline: North Korea | NUCLEAR CRISIS Feb 2007 - North Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aidJune 2007 - North Korea shuts its main Yongbyon reactorJune 2008 - North Korea makes its long-awaited declaration of nuclear assetsOct 2008 - The US removes North Korea from its list of countries which sponsor terrorismDec 2008 - Pyongyang slows work to dismantle its nuclear programme after a US decision to suspend energy aidJan 2009 - The North says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South, accusing it of "hostile intent"5 April 2009 - Pyongyang launches a rocket carrying what it says is a communications satellite14 April 2009 - After criticism of the launch from the UN Security Council, North Korea vows to walk out of six-party talks Engage, appease, oppose? N Korea a problem for Obama Timeline: North Korea |
| "Maybe we will have to go through a period of confrontation, if you like, but I hope that will be short and I hope that the six-party (talks) will be resumed and the IAEA can return," he said. | "Maybe we will have to go through a period of confrontation, if you like, but I hope that will be short and I hope that the six-party (talks) will be resumed and the IAEA can return," he said. |
| "There is no other solution apart from dialogue... The only way to resolve these issues is not through flexing muscles but to try to engage the root causes," he said. | "There is no other solution apart from dialogue... The only way to resolve these issues is not through flexing muscles but to try to engage the root causes," he said. |
| Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog went to North Korea following a landmark deal in which it agreed to end its nuclear ambitions in return for aid and diplomatic concessions. | Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog went to North Korea following a landmark deal in which it agreed to end its nuclear ambitions in return for aid and diplomatic concessions. |
| North Korea partially disabled its Yongbyon reactor in 2008 and handed over what it said was a complete declaration of its nuclear activities. | North Korea partially disabled its Yongbyon reactor in 2008 and handed over what it said was a complete declaration of its nuclear activities. |
| But talks have stalled in recent months, as Washington and Pyongyang accused each other of failing to meet their obligations. | But talks have stalled in recent months, as Washington and Pyongyang accused each other of failing to meet their obligations. |
| Later this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to visit North Korea - a move diplomats say they hope will propel efforts to re-start nuclear talks. | Later this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to visit North Korea - a move diplomats say they hope will propel efforts to re-start nuclear talks. |
| Officials from South and North Korea are to meet on Tuesday - at the North's invitation - at the Kaesong industrial estate which straddles their tense border. | Officials from South and North Korea are to meet on Tuesday - at the North's invitation - at the Kaesong industrial estate which straddles their tense border. |
| China expansion | China expansion |
| In a separate development, the conference host Beijing announced it intends to build at least five new nuclear plants. | In a separate development, the conference host Beijing announced it intends to build at least five new nuclear plants. |
| The five were Sanmen in Zhejiang province and Haiyang in Shandong, both based on Westinghouse's AP1000 technology; Taishan in Guangdong province, using Areva technology; Changjiang in Hainan province and Rongcheng in Shandong province. | The five were Sanmen in Zhejiang province and Haiyang in Shandong, both based on Westinghouse's AP1000 technology; Taishan in Guangdong province, using Areva technology; Changjiang in Hainan province and Rongcheng in Shandong province. |
| "The high temperature gas cooled reactor in Rongcheng will start construction in September," said Sun Qin, deputy chief of China's National Energy Agency. | "The high temperature gas cooled reactor in Rongcheng will start construction in September," said Sun Qin, deputy chief of China's National Energy Agency. |
| China has 24 reactors under construction with total generating capacity of 25.4 gigawatts, he said. | China has 24 reactors under construction with total generating capacity of 25.4 gigawatts, he said. |