North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to allow inspectors into the reclusive country\u2019s main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, South Korea\u2019s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a senior diplomatic source. \u201cI understand that Chairman Kim told President Moon during their summit in September that if the U.S. took corresponding steps he would not only be willing to shut down the Yongbyon nuclear facilities but also allow verification,\u201d Yonhap quoted the source as saying.<\/p>\n
The source said Moon passed the message on to US President Donald Trump when the two met during the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. Kim had earlier expressed openness to shutting down the site if Washington took \u201ccorresponding\u201d measures, but no offer to allow inspectors in to verify had been reported.<\/p>\n
Asked about reports on Tuesday on North Korean willingness to allow inspectors in and whether there had been new developments, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said she was \u201cnot aware of any of that,\u201d but Kim had agreed to inspections in a meeting with Pompeo recently. \u201cThat\u2019s something the secretary and Chairman Kim had agreed to and spoken about when the secretary was in Pyongyang about a month ago or so,\u201d Nauert told reporters. \u201cSo that\u2019s something they agreed to and we look forward to Chairman Kim fulfilling his commitments.\u201d It was not clear from her remarks whether Kim had specifically said inspectors could visit the Yongbyon facilities.<\/p>\n
The United States has stressed the importance of verification as it negotiates with the North about the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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