UN inspectors, DPRK reach agreement: Official

The UN nuclear watchdog and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have reached an agreement on how the agency will monitor and verify shutdown of the country's main nuclear reactor, a top official said on Friday.

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) returned on Friday to the DRPK's capital from a two-day trip to the Yongbyon nuclear complex, broadcaster APTN reported. It was the first IAEA visit to the facility since UN monitors were expelled from the country in 2002.

"We have concluded this understanding, what our monitoring and verification activities are in principle," IAEA Deputy Director Olli Heinonen said in footage shot by APTN. He did not provide specifics of the agreement.