IAEA asks NKorea to readmit nuke inspectors

VIENNA: The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog on Thursday (Friday in Manila) called on North Korea to allow inspectors back into the country to monitor its nuclear program.

Speaking at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Director General Yukiya Amano noted that Pyongyang had in September talked about denuclearization measures including the “permanent dismantlement of the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon” — a reactor where it produces plutonium.