IAEA chief scheduled to arrive in Pyongyang on Tuesday

Source: CCTV.com | 03-13-2007 08:32

The UN's chief nuclear inspector is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday in the DPRK. Mohamed El Baradei is aiming to broker a return of IAEA inspectors to the country.

El Baradei spoke in Beijing during a stop-over on Monday. He said patience and confidence-building were needed to resolve the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula. This is the first time in over four years that the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog is visiting the DPRK.

In January 2003, Pyongyang withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and ordered all IAEA inspectors to leave the country.

Editor:Du Xiaodan