North Korea refuses to complete de-nuclear work

Denver News.Net
Friday 4th July, 2008

North Korea has refused to take further steps to dismantle its nuclear program.

The North Korean Foreign Ministry has said work will stop until the US and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under a deal.

The ministry claims countries involved in six-nation disarmament talks have only made 40 per cent of the energy shipments promised, while North Korea has disabled 80 per cent of its main nuclear complex.

The aid deal with China, South Korea, Russia, Japan and the United States, promised the equivalent of 1 million tonnes of heavy fuel oil.

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