N.Korea says will accept nuclear energy inspections
Posted on: Friday, 16 September 2005, 07:13 CDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea stood firm on its demand for nuclear energy on Friday, but said it would accept joint management and inspections of a light-water reactor.
The statement offered a sign of leeway at six-country talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear program, which have seen Pyongyang and Washington at odds over the North's insistence on its right to atomic energy.
"Light-water reactor is a measure of trust between the U.S. and North Korea," a North Korean official told reporters.
"But in order to dispel U.S. concerns in the provisions of a light-water reactor, we said we would leave its operation to joint management and will also accept inspections. So our demand is not unreasonable," he said.
But North Korea also tempered its offer with a threat, saying it would go its own way if no compromise could be found.
"If the U.S. continues to insist that is will not give us a light-water reactor, which is a measure of trust, then we have no choice but to continue our own way for our own peaceful nuclear activities," the official said.
Source: REUTERS
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