KCNA on unjust behavior of IAEA
KCNA
01/17/2003
Pyongyang, January 16 (KCNA) -- The DPRK's decision to completely withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was entirely attributable to the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK and the unwarranted attitude of the International Atomic Energy Agency, its tool. As already known, the DPRK, a non-nuclear state, acceded to the NPT and concluded the safeguards agreement with the IAEA mainly for the purpose of removing the danger of a nuclear war to it.
It is well-known fact that the DPRK has been exposed to the constant nuclear threat from the U.S., the world's biggest possessor of nuclear weapons.
But the IAEA has behaved menacingly, repeating the U.S. fiction of the DPRK's "nuclear suspicion" since its signing of safeguards agreement early in 1992.
The IAEA should strictly identify international justice, equality and impartiality with a basic principle governing its activity as it is a un body tasked to monitor and control the nuclear activities of other countries.
Its rules forbid it from using any information provided by a third country for the inspection of nuclear facilities and commit it to protecting the data obtained through the inspection.
Nevertheless, it inspected DPRK nuclear facilities not in line with its rules and the safeguards agreement but at the beck and call of the U.S..
There are too many examples to cite of the biased and tricky acts done by it in dealing with the DPRK it is self-evident that the DPRK can no longer remain bound to the NPT and the IAEA now that they are being used for the U.S. moves to stifle the DPRK.
The U.S. and the IAEA can not shirk the blame for compelling the DPRK to withdraw from the NPT in disregard of the DPRK's efforts to peacefully solve the "nuclear issue" through negotiations.
