IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2007/09
DPRK Invites IAEA Team for Verification and Monitoring Mission
10 July 2007 | Following receipt of an invitation today from the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea an IAEA team will travel to the DPRK within the next few days.
The team will implement arrangements agreed between the IAEA and the DPRK and approved by the Agency´s Board of Governors to undertake verification and monitoring of the shutdown and sealing of DPRK´s Yongbyong nuclear facilities.
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» Photo Gallery: IAEA to Monitor & Verify Shutdown of DPRK´s Nuclear Facility
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» IAEA & DPRK
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