North Korea Saturday repeated a call to the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove monitoring equipment and seals from all North Korean nuclear facilities (see GSN, Dec. 13).  In letters dated Dec. 12 and Dec. 14, Pyongyang has indicated that it is prepared to act unilaterally to remove the seals and equipment if the agency does not meet its request, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (Korean Central News Agency, Dec. 14).

Seoul and Pyongyang Begin Talks

North Korea and South Korea yesterday began a three-day series of talks that are expected to focus heavily on the North’s nuclear program, according to Agence France-Presse.  The talks were originally scheduled to discuss family reunions and cross-border travel.  South Korean delegates, however, strongly pressed for the nuclear issue to be a main topic.

“I will tell them that peace on the Korean peninsula is threatened by North Korea’s nuclear problem,” said Lee Byung-woong, head of South Korea’s Red Cross delegation.  “I will note that the current situation will not help resolve humanitarian issues between the two sides,” Lee said (Agence France-Presse, Dec. 15).

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