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| UN inspectors arrive in N Korea | |
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| UN nuclear inspectors have arrived in North Korea's capital to monitor the planned shutdown of its atomic reactor. | |
| It is the first inspection mission by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in five years. | |
| The team's arrival in Pyongyang came as North Korea began unloading the first shipment of fuel oil to be delivered under a key nuclear disarmament accord. | |
| Under the deal, North Korea is required to close its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon in exchange for fuel supplies. | |
| Better relations | Better relations |
| North Korea agreed in February to end its nuclear programme in return for energy aid and better international relations. | North Korea agreed in February to end its nuclear programme in return for energy aid and better international relations. |
| The ship - No 9 Han Chang - docked at the North Korean port of Sonbong at 0920 on Saturday (0020 GMT), loaded with 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil. | |
| Adel Tolba and his team will monitor the shutdown of Yongbyon | Adel Tolba and his team will monitor the shutdown of Yongbyon |
| The oil delivery is the first shipment of the 1m tons of fuel aid that Pyongyang has been promised in return for disarming. | The oil delivery is the first shipment of the 1m tons of fuel aid that Pyongyang has been promised in return for disarming. |
| Officials in South Korea have said they expect Pyongyang to live up to its pledge. | Officials in South Korea have said they expect Pyongyang to live up to its pledge. |
| Fuel shipments made under an earlier deal were suspended five years ago. | Fuel shipments made under an earlier deal were suspended five years ago. |
| Talks to resume | Talks to resume |
| The UN team is expected to head immediately to the Yongbyon facility, some 60 miles (96km) north-east of the capital. | |
| North Korea has agreed to give the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors access to the key sites of the Yongbyon complex, including the five megawatt reactor and the plutonium reprocessing plant. | North Korea has agreed to give the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors access to the key sites of the Yongbyon complex, including the five megawatt reactor and the plutonium reprocessing plant. |
| The head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said it will take about a month to complete setting up the monitoring equipment, and that the reactor's shutdown could be done in a few days. | The head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said it will take about a month to complete setting up the monitoring equipment, and that the reactor's shutdown could be done in a few days. |
| Talks involving South and North Korea, Russia, Japan, the United States and China are set to resume in Beijing on Wednesday to map out the next stage of disabling the North's nuclear programme. | Talks involving South and North Korea, Russia, Japan, the United States and China are set to resume in Beijing on Wednesday to map out the next stage of disabling the North's nuclear programme. |
| North Korea has warned that the disarmament deal could still be undone by US "threats". | North Korea has warned that the disarmament deal could still be undone by US "threats". |
| North Korea tested an atomic bomb for the first time last year, and has repeatedly said it needs nuclear weapons to fend off a US attack. | North Korea tested an atomic bomb for the first time last year, and has repeatedly said it needs nuclear weapons to fend off a US attack. |