South Korean workers bid farewell to
South Korean oil tanker "Han-chang", which is carrying 6,200 tonnes of
heavy fuel oil for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at a port in
Ulsan, July 12, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
SEOUL,
July 14 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean ship carrying 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil
arrived Saturday morning at the northeastern port of Songbong in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the South Korean Unification Ministry said.
The delivery of heavy fuel oil to DPRK is part of the
Feb. 13 agreement reached at the latest six-party talks on the nuclear issues on
the Korean Peninsula. DPRK's Foreign Ministry said on July 6th that DPRK will
move to close and seal its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon after receiving the
first delivery of oil assistance.
Under an earlier agreement between Seoul and
Pyongyang, South Korea will deliver a total of 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil
within 20 days after the first delivery of the oil.
At the joint agreement reached during the six-party
talks in February, DPRK promised to shut down its nuclear facilities as initial
steps of denuclearization, while other parties will provide a total of one
million tons of heavy fuel oil to DPRK in exchange.
PYONGYANG, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday urged the United States to change
its hostile policy against it, saying the settlement of the nuclear issue
depends on (the change in) U.S. policy.
"The United States should prove its confirmation,
made in the Sept. 19 joint statement adopted at the six-party talks, that it has
no nuclear weapons in South Korea and that it has no intention to attack or
invade the DPRK... in a verifiable manner to be quite understandable to others,"
said a statement issued by the official Korean National Peace Committee. Full story
SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean ship with 6,200
tons of heavy fuel oil left South Korea's Ulsan port for the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday.
It was the first delivery of heavy fuel oil to the
DPRK under an agreement adopted in February's six-party talks on the nuclear
issues on the Korean Peninsula. Full story
SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua)-- Mohamed ElBaradei, director
general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said here Thursday
that he is optimistic about the denuclearization in the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK).
At a joint news conference with South Korean Vice
Prime Minister Kim Woo-sik here, ElBaradei said the shut-down and seal of the
DPRK's key nuclear facilities will go smoothly as the DPRK has pledged to do so
despite months of delay in implementing the denuclearization measures. Full story
SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States is ready to
begin negotiating a peace treaty with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK) within this year if Pyongyang makes a strategic decision to completely
give up its nuclear ambition, a U.S. official has said.
The United States is certainly prepared to begin the
process sometime this year, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow
said in a special lecture for a local civic organization on Wednesday. Full story
VIENNA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) formally invited UN inspectors to the country to verify
the promised shutdown of its nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday.
"Following receipt of an invitation today (Tuesday)
from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, an IAEA team will travel to the
DPRK within the next few days," the Vienna-based UN nuclear watchdog said in a
statement. Full story
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