Pyongyang restores UN monitoring: Diplomats

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) yesterday restored access for UN monitors to its atom bomb complex following a deal with Washington to salvage a denuclearization process endangered by disputes over verification, diplomats said.

"The (International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA) inspectors can access all facilities at Yongbyon again, including the reprocessing plant," said one diplomat, referring to the site that made plutonium fuel for Pyongyang's atomic bomb program.

The diplomats were familiar with IAEA operations but were not allowed to discuss such confidential information publicly.