North Korea's
chief nuclear negotiator has confirmed UN nuclear inspectors have been invited
to the country for the first time in three years. Ri Yong-ho said the aim of
the move was to implement a deal with the US. The North last month agreed to
suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests in return for food aid. It also
agreed to allow UN inspectors in, the US said. The invitation comes three
months after Kim Jong-un came to power following the death of his father, Kim
Jong-il. But North Korea's pledge to co-operate with the international
community was thrown into doubt last week, when Pyongyang announced plans to
launch what it called a rocket-mounted satellite. The North said the launch -
between 12 and 16 April - would mark the 100th birthday of its late Great
Leader Kim Il-sung. Any launch would be seen as violating UN Security Council
resolutions, and the US has described the plans as "highly
provocative".
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