North Korea prepares nuclear missile sites for international inspectors: Yonhap

SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean news agency has observed North Korea's preparations for international inspections of several of its nuclear test and missile sites, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. quoting a South Korean legislator.

Kim Min-ki, of the ruling Democratic Party, told reporters that intelligence officials had observed what they thought would be preparations for possible site inspections. Punggye-ri nuclear tests and at the satellite launch site Sohae.

Southern National Intelligence Services noted that North Koreans "were conducting intelligence and preparatory activities that seemed to be preparing for the visit of foreign inspectors," the legislator added, but no major move was observed in Yongbyon. .

Yongbyon is the main nuclear complex in the North.

North Korea has stopped nuclear testing and missile testing in the past year, but it has not allowed the international inspection of the dismantling of Punggye-ri in May, arguing that the action was only aimed at the show and could be canceled.

In September, its leader Kim Jong Un is engaged at a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to also close Sohae and allow experts to observe the dismantling of the site. Missile engine tests and a launching pad.

At the time, Moon said North Korea had agreed to let international inspectors observe a "permanent dismantling" of major missile facilities and take additional measures, such as the closure of Yongbyon, in exchange for reciprocal of the United States.

Washington demanded measures such as full disclosure of nuclear facilities and missiles from the North, before accepting Pyongyang's key objectives, including a relaxation of international sanctions and the official end of the Korean War.

US officials are skeptical of Kim's commitment to give up nuclear weapons, but the North's promise at the summit with the South has prompted an enthusiastic response from President Donald Trump.