Kim Jong-Il,  North Korea

North Korea Watch: The DPRK Agrees to Disable All Existing Nuclear Facilities

Satellite image of North Korea’s nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. North Korea has agreed to disable the facilities at its main Yongbyon nuclear reactor complex by December 31 under US supervision, according to a six-nation agreement released by China.

North Korea agrees to disable nuke plant

North Korea agreed to provide a “complete and correct declaration” of its nuclear programs and will disable its facilities at its main reactor complex by Dec. 31 under an agreement reached by North Korea and five other countries released Wednesday.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said as part of the agreement, the U.S. will take the lead in seeing that the facilities are disabled and will fund those initial activities.

“The DPRK agreed to disable all existing nuclear facilities subject to abandonment under the Sept. 2005 joint statement and Feb. 13 agreement.

“The disablement of the five megawatt experimental reactor at Yongbyon, the reprocessing plant at Yongbyon and the nuclear fuel rod fabrication facility at Yongbyon will be completed by 31 December 2007,” Wu said, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The agreement came after negotiations last week in Beijing involving China, the U.S., Japan, Russia and South and North Korea. It puts in writing a verbal promise that North Korean negotiator Kim Kye Gwan gave to U.S. envoy Christopher Hill a month ago.

More good news out of North Korea.

But, Flap cannot help but note national missile defense which in some way drove Kim Jong-Il to the bargaining table.

And remember North Korea has a way in abrogating agreements so trust but verify here.

Denuclearization is the next step – the removal of all fissonable material from North Korea and the removval of their existing nuclear weapons.

Stay tuned…..

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