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North Korea and the UN

2003

• IAEA Board of Governors Adopts Resolution on Safeguards in North Korea 12 February 2003 -- The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution on the implementation of IAEA safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) 12 February 2003. The Board -- the 35-member policymaking body of the Agency -- took the action after consideration of a report from IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.
• Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei 12 February 2003 -- Once again, the Board is meeting to consider recent events relevant to the compliance by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with its safeguards agreement with the Agency. As I stated to the Board meeting on 6 January, the DPRK has been in chronic non-compliance with its safeguards agreement since 1993 when the Agency was unable to verify that the DPRK had declared to the Agency all nuclear material that is subject to safeguards. And since 1994 the DPRK has sought shelter behind the US-DPRK "Agreed Framework," claiming a legally untenable "unique status" under the NPT to circumvent compliance with its non-proliferation obligations. This status claimed by the DPRK has been rejected by the Board of Governors and the General Conference, which unequivocally declared the safeguards agreement to be binding and in force.
• Report By The Director General On The Implementation Of The Resolution Adopted By The Board On 6 January 2003 And Of The Agreement Between The Iaea And The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea For The Application Of Safeguards In Connection With The Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons 22 January 2003 -- In his report to the Board of Governors on the "Implementation of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (GOV/2002/62), the Director General provided information on the action by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which involved expelling Agency inspectors and disabling containment and surveillance measures in facilities subject to the Agreement between the DPRK and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). [107 Kb]
• IAEA Director General calls on North Korea to reverse its decision on NPT withdrawal 10 January 2003 -- IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, said today that the decision by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was "a continuation of a policy of defiance and was counterproductive to ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula."
• Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors Statement by the Director General, 6 January 2003
• Report by the Director General on the Implementation of the NPT Safaguards Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Draft resolution submitted by the Chairman of the Board, 6 January 2003 [PDF 121 Kb]
• Implementation of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Report by the Director General, 6 January 2003 [PDF 110 Kb]
• IAEA governing board set to hear report on nuclear safeguards in DPR of Korea VOA 03 Jan 2003 -- The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to take up the issue of nuclear safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) next week

  2002

• IAEA inspectors leave DPR of Korea VOA 31 Dec 2003 -- Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today while the Agency's governing board prepared to take up the issue next week
• IAEA Inspectors to leave North Korea 28 Dec 2002 -- IAEA inspectors in Nyongbyon, DPRK, are making arrangements to leave the country. The inspectors are scheduled to depart the DPRK on 31 December.
• IAEA Director General Cites DPRK "Nuclear Brinkmanship" IAEA 26 Dec 2002-- The recent actions of the DPRK towards restarting its reprocessing facility at Nyongbyong raise serious non-proliferation concerns and are tantamount to "nuclear brinkmanship".
• Continued Disruption of IAEA Safeguards Equipment in DPRK 24 Dec 2002-- The DPRK has unilaterally continued the process of disrupting IAEA safeguard measures at its nuclear facilities.
• Further Disruption of IAEA Safeguards Implementation in the DPRK 22 Dec 2002-- The DPRK has taken further action today to disrupt the operation of IAEA safeguards equipment at the Nyongbyong site.
• DPRK Interferes with IAEA Safeguards Equipment 21 Dec 2002-- On 12 December 2002, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) informed the IAEA that it would restart its nuclear facilities at Nyonbyong.
• IAEA Director General Calls for DPRK Restraint 12 Dec 2002-- The IAEA received today a letter from Mr. Ri Je Son, Director General of the General Department of Atomic Energy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), informing the IAEA of the DPRK's decision to "lift the freeze" on its nuclear facilities maintained pursuant to the DPRK-USA Agreed Framework and to resume operations of these facilities for power generation.
• Statement by the IAEA Director General on DPRK 04 Dec 2002-- The Director General has received a reply dated 2 December from the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Mr. ElBaradei's letter of 29 November conveying the resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors on 29 November.
• Deep Concern Over Disclosures 17 Oct 2002-- IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei expressed "deep concern" regarding the information reported by the US State Department that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has a programme to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons.

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  1998

• S/1998/940 12 October 1998 -- Letter dated 9 October 1998 from the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency addressed to the Secretary-General
• DPRK Excerpts from the Introductory Statement by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei to the IAEA Board of Governors 16 March 1998 - The DPRK continues to link progress in the consultations with the Agency to progress in the implementation of the Agreed Framework, which according to DPRK, is well behind the agreed schedule.

  1997

• GC(41)/RES/22 - 3 October 1997 - Implementation of the Agreements Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• GC(41)/33 - 1 October 1997 - Draft resolution on Implementation of the Agreement Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• GC41/17 - 18 Aug. 1997 - Report by the Director General to the General Conference -- Implementation of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

  1996

• SC/6279 - 15 October 1996 - SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESS `SERIOUS CONCERN' OVER SUBMARINE INCIDENT IN KOREAN PENINSULA Press Release
• GC(40)/RES/4 - 20 Sept. 1996 - Implementation of the Agreements Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• GC(40)/33 - 18 Sept. 1996 - Implementation of the Agreements Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference
• GC(40)/16 - 20 August 1996 - Implementation of the Agreement Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• GOV/2687/Add.11 - March 1996 -

  1995

• DGBG9504 - 25 Sept. 1995 - Statement by the Director General on DPRK to Board of Governors
• GC(39)/RES/3 - 22 Sept. 1995 - Implementation of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• GC(39)/35/ - 20 Sept. 1995 - Draft resolution Implementation of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• GC(39)/18 - 17 August 1995 - Report by the Director General to the General Conference on Implementation of the Agreement Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (INFCIRC/403)

  1994

• GC 38/16 - 19-23 Sept. 1994 - Implementation of the Agreement Between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• INFCIRC/452 - 13 July 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/450 - 13 July 1994 - Statement by a Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK
• INFCIRC/451 - 13 July 1994 - Communications received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• PR 94/27 - 15 JUNE 1994 - WITHDRAWAL OF DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA FROM INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY [IAEA PRESS RELEASE ] (including texts of DPRK Diplomatic Notes)
• PR 94/25 - 13 June 1994 - SAFEGUARDS INSPECTIONS IN THE DPRK [IAEA PRESS RELEASE]
• INFCIRC/447 - 21 June 1994 - The withdrawal of the DPRK from the IAEA
• GOV/2742 - 10 JUNE 1994 - RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA FOR THE APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (INFCIRC/403) (BOARD RESOLUTION DOCUMENT )
• BRIEF SELECTIVE CHRONOLOGY REGARDING SAFEGUARDS IN DPRK - 10 June 1994
• INFCIRC/446 - 6 June 1994 - Communications received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• DGBG9401 - 7 June 1994 - DIRECTOR GENERAL'S STATEMENT TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• INFCIRC/445 - 02 June 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• 30 May 1994 - Statement by the President of the Security Council
• INFCIRC/444 - 30 May 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/443 - 18 May 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/442 - 9 May 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/440 - 14 Apr. 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/438 - 14 Apr. 1994 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/437 - 14 Apr. 1994 - Communications received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• S/PRST/1994/13 - 31 March 1994 Security Council Presidential Statement

  1993

• INFCIRC/424 - 15 Nov. 1993 - Communication received from the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the IAEA
• INFCIRC/423 - 27 Oct. 1993 - Note by the IAEA Secretariat in connection with the Statement of the Minister of Atomic Energy of the DPRK (INFCIRC/422)
• INFCIRC/422 - 19 Oct. 1993 - Statement of the Minister of Atomic Energy of the DPRK
• S/RES/825 - 11 May 1993 - Adopted by the Security Council at its 3212th meeting
• S/25562 - 8 April 1993 - Security Council Presidential Statement
• INFCIRC/419 - 8 April 1993 - Report by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Behalf of the Board of Governors to all Members of the Agency on the Non-Compliance of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with the Agreement Between the IAEA and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (INFCIRC/403) and on the Agency's inability to verify the Non-Diversion of Material Required to be Safeguarded
• DGSP9310 - 6 April 1993 - Statement of IAEA Director General regarding DPRK at informal briefing of UN Security Council
• GOV/2645 - 1 April 1993 - Resolution adopted by the Board
• GOV/2643
• DGBG9307 - 18 March 1993 - Statement by IAEA Director General on the implementation of the resolution adopted by the Board on 25 February 1993 (GOV/2636) and of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democractic People's Republic of Korea for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (INFCIRC/403)
• GOV/2639 - 18 March 1993 -
• GOV/2636 - 25 February 1993 - Resolution adopted by the Board

  1992

• INFCIRC/403 - May 1992 - AGREEMENT OF 30 JANUARY 1992 BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY FOR THE APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
• Statement of IAEA Director General at the Signing of a Safeguards Agreement between the IAEA and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Vienna, Austria 30 January 1992

  1991

• PR 91/23 - 16 July 1991 - DPRK AND IAEA SECRETARIAT COMPLETE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT TEXT