Rafael Grossi, Director Normal of the Worldwide Atomic Power Company waits for the beginning of the Board of Governors assembly in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 9. (Reuters)
The South Korean authorities reiterated Friday that the denuclearization of North Korea stays a shared aim of the worldwide group amid controversy surrounding the United Nations nuclear chief’s remarks suggesting the world ought to acknowledge that Pyongyang possesses nuclear weapons.
In an interview with the Related Press, Rafael Grossi, director common of the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA), emphasised the significance of constant to press North Korea to stop its nuclear actions however on the identical time acknowledge the fact that they possess nuclear weapons.
“Denuclearization of North Korea is an important situation for attaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and globally, and it stays the unanimous aim of the worldwide group,” mentioned a South Korean overseas ministry official, who spoke on the situation of anonymity.
Grossi additionally urged that the worldwide group wants to interact extra significantly in dialogue, saying, we “want to begin pondering significantly about stopping to speak previous one another.”
The Seoul official identified that the South Korean authorities has repeatedly proposed dialogue with Pyongyang with out preconditions, however North Korea has not responded.
As an alternative, Pyongyang seems to be targeted on advancing its nuclear weapons program, the official famous.
“We are going to proceed to work carefully with the IAEA and the worldwide group to attain the denuclearization of North Korea,” the official added.
Grossi questioned whether or not isolating North Korea underneath Kim Jong-un’s management has been efficient, whereas insisting that North Korea turned a “de facto” nuclear weapons state in 2006.
Grossi’s remarks seem to contradict the stance of the worldwide group, which has not formally acknowledged North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state.
