AUSTRIA: THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) HAS SAID IT IS GIVING NORTH KOREA 'ONE MORE CHANCE' TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL DEMANDS FOR MONITORING OF ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

Record ID: 647202

  • Title: AUSTRIA: THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) HAS SAID IT IS GIVING NORTH KOREA 'ONE MORE CHANCE' TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL DEMANDS FOR MONITORING OF ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAMME
  • Date: 6th January 2003
  • Summary: (W6) VIENNA, AUSTRIA (JANUARY 6, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. CU UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) LOGO 0.04 2. SV MOHAMED ELBARADEI, HEAD OF IAEA, ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE AND SITTING 0.19 3. SLV ELBARADEI SITTING AT TABLE 0.23 4. MCU (English) MOHAMED ELBARADEI, HEAD OF IAEA, SAYING: "The board is giving the DPRK one more chance to come into compliance. The board continues to underline the desire to resolve this issue through diplomatic means. But at the same time makes it very clear that unless the DPRK co-operates and co-operates fully with the agency the matter will be referred to the Security Council. I hope that DPRK will seize this opportunity to come into compliance, I hope the DPRK will understand, as I made it clear to the board that compliance and not defiance is the way for a solution to this issue. I hope they also understand that they need to take that first step into coming in compliance before a dialogue could start with all concerned parties, that I think has also been made very clear by all members of the board that once DPRK took the first step the way is open for comprehensive discussion with DPRK on all their security issues and economic assistance." 1.40 5. LV NEWS CONFERENCE 1.44 6. MCU (English) ELBARADEI SAYING: "True, I think the resolution has been adopted by consensus, which, in the UN parlance means that with the general agreement of all the 35 members of the board, I think that is significant that there was no dissent whatever on the content of the resolution, everybody shares the concern, shares the act of deploring what the DPRK has done, subscribe to the game plan or plan of action that is inscribed in the resolution so that I think is significant, it sends a powerful message to the DPRK. How urgent is urgent, Mark, I cannot really put a number on but it's clearly a matter of weeks, I'd like, obviously, to give diplomacy a chance to work, I'd like to give DPRK time to mull over the resolution and hopefully come with a positive response but I understand that the board is waiting urgently for a report from me. I don't think I will be delayed in providing the board a response in the very near future." 2.55 7. SV SECURITY GUARD WATCHING FROM BALCONY 2.58 8. MCU (English) ELBARADEI SAYING: "I think the message is, to DPRK 'You take the first step, you come into compliance and then all the doors will be open. We are ready to negotiate with you, we are ready to discuss with you. I said before the way I see it that all the pieces of the puzzle are there, there is no fundamental disagreement the international community is ready to help DPRK, the international community is ready to engage DPRK in a security dialogue which focusses on its economic needs but not under a situation of nuclear brinkmanship, not when the DPRK is defying its international obligations. So what is needed is for the DPRK to take the first step and then all the other steps will follow." 3.52 9. MCU REPORTER WATCHING 3.55 10. MCU (English) ELBARADEI SAYING: "In the case of Iraq, Iraq has been in a war situation during the Gulf War and the Security Council decided at that time to impose a programme of disarmament on Iraq, Korea on the other hand has not moved out of its borders and therefore the assumption by the international community that it might be better or preferable to give Korea first a chance through diplomatic means before thinking of other alternatives before reporting to the security council. But again, the board today made it clear that if North Korea were to persist in defying its international obligations the next step will be bringing the issue to the Security Council." 4.41 11. LV NEWS CONFERENCE 4.47 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  • Country: Austria
  • Reuters ID: LVA1WS1H3T9PT9UCKLXG9HDDL7I3
  • Story Text: The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has said the
    International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was giving North
    Korea "one more chance" to comply with international demands
    for monitoring of its nuclear programme.



    Speaking at a news conference on Monday (January 6) in
    Vienna, Mohamed Elbaradei told reporters that the board of the
    IAEA was "giving the DPRK one more chance to come into
    compliance and continues to underline its desire to resolve
    this issue through diplomatic means. But... unless the DPRK
    co-operates and cooperates fully with the agency the matter
    will be referred to the Security Council," Mohamed ElBaradei
    said.

    He said that he hoped for a positive response from the
    secretive communist government of North Korea -- the
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) -- in the next
    few days.

    Pressed to say how long Pyongyang had to respond to the
    diplomatic initiatives, he said: "It's clearly a matter of
    weeks -- I'd like to give diplomacy a chance to work and the
    DPRK time." He added that the international community was
    ready to help North Korea economically but not under a nuclear
    threat.

    Earlier the IAEA board adopted a resolution giving North
    Korea a last chance to readmit its inspectors or be reported
    to the U.N. Security Council. The board said it "deplores in
    the strongest terms North Korea's unilateral acts to remove
    and impede the functioning of containment and surveillance
    equipment... including the expulsion of IAEA inspectors."

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