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| UN confirms N Korea nuclear halt | UN confirms N Korea nuclear halt |
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| UN inspectors have verified the shutdown of North Korea's main nuclear reactor, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed. | UN inspectors have verified the shutdown of North Korea's main nuclear reactor, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed. |
| Mohamed ElBaradei said the process of shutting the Yongbyon reactor was "a good step in the right direction". | Mohamed ElBaradei said the process of shutting the Yongbyon reactor was "a good step in the right direction". |
| The move is part of an deal agreed in February, in which Pyongyang pledged to disarm in exchange for fuel aid. | The move is part of an deal agreed in February, in which Pyongyang pledged to disarm in exchange for fuel aid. |
| Analysts say that while the shutdown is important, it is just one stage in a long process to disable the reactor. | Analysts say that while the shutdown is important, it is just one stage in a long process to disable the reactor. |
| Speaking in the Thai capital, Bangkok, Mr ElBaradei said his 10-man team of experts - who arrived in North Korea on Saturday - had verified an earlier statement from Pyongyang confirming the shutdown. | Speaking in the Thai capital, Bangkok, Mr ElBaradei said his 10-man team of experts - who arrived in North Korea on Saturday - had verified an earlier statement from Pyongyang confirming the shutdown. |
| It's a very important step that we are taking this week, but it's a long way to go Mohamed ElBaradeiIAEA chief class="" href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2340405.stm">Q&A: Nuclear crisis | |
| "Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday," he said. | "Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday," he said. |
| The IAEA chief said that the next step was to verify the shutdown of other nuclear facilities and then disable them, something he warned would be "a complicated process". | The IAEA chief said that the next step was to verify the shutdown of other nuclear facilities and then disable them, something he warned would be "a complicated process". |
| "It's a very important step that we are taking this week, but it's a long way to go," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. | "It's a very important step that we are taking this week, but it's a long way to go," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. |
| More aid | More aid |
| Under the terms of the disarmament agreement, struck in February after intense negotiations, Pyongyang is to receive 50,000 tons of fuel aid for shutting Yongbyon down, and another 950,000 tons for disabling all its nuclear facilities. | Under the terms of the disarmament agreement, struck in February after intense negotiations, Pyongyang is to receive 50,000 tons of fuel aid for shutting Yongbyon down, and another 950,000 tons for disabling all its nuclear facilities. |
| N KOREA NUCLEAR DEAL N Korea to "shut down and seal" Yongbyon reactor, then disable all nuclear facilitiesIn return, will be given 1m tons of heavy fuel oilN Korea to invite IAEA back to monitor dealUnder earlier 2005 deal, N Korea agreed to end nuclear programme and return to non-proliferation treatyN Korea's demand for light water reactor to be discussed at "appropriate time" Q&A: N Korea stand-off Timeline: Nuclear crisis | N KOREA NUCLEAR DEAL N Korea to "shut down and seal" Yongbyon reactor, then disable all nuclear facilitiesIn return, will be given 1m tons of heavy fuel oilN Korea to invite IAEA back to monitor dealUnder earlier 2005 deal, N Korea agreed to end nuclear programme and return to non-proliferation treatyN Korea's demand for light water reactor to be discussed at "appropriate time" Q&A: N Korea stand-off Timeline: Nuclear crisis |
| Last week it received its first shipment of fuel aid, and early on Monday a second shipment was dispatched, carrying 7,500 tons of fuel from South Korea's Ulsan port, bound for Nampo in North Korea. | Last week it received its first shipment of fuel aid, and early on Monday a second shipment was dispatched, carrying 7,500 tons of fuel from South Korea's Ulsan port, bound for Nampo in North Korea. |
| Talks between representatives from the six countries involved in the deal - North Korea, Japan, China, Russia, the US and South Korea - are to resume this week in the Chinese capital, Beijing. | Talks between representatives from the six countries involved in the deal - North Korea, Japan, China, Russia, the US and South Korea - are to resume this week in the Chinese capital, Beijing. |
| While the news of the shutdown is bound to be welcomed by the delegates at the talks, analysts know there is a long road ahead. | While the news of the shutdown is bound to be welcomed by the delegates at the talks, analysts know there is a long road ahead. |
| In the next phase, North Korea will need to declare all the nuclear material it already has, and confirm whether it has a uranium programme in addition to the plutonium produced at Yongbyon, correspondents say. | In the next phase, North Korea will need to declare all the nuclear material it already has, and confirm whether it has a uranium programme in addition to the plutonium produced at Yongbyon, correspondents say. |
| Persuading North Korea to disable the reactor completely, or give up any nuclear weapons it already has, may prove far more difficult than the initial shutdown, according to the BBC's Kevin Kim in Seoul. | Persuading North Korea to disable the reactor completely, or give up any nuclear weapons it already has, may prove far more difficult than the initial shutdown, according to the BBC's Kevin Kim in Seoul. |