Lee Chul, left, director of the Worldwide Organizations and Nuclear Affairs Bureau on the overseas ministry, shakes arms with Massimo Aparo, head of the Division of Safeguards on the Worldwide Atomic Power Company, on the overseas ministry in Seoul on Dec. 2 on this photograph supplied by the ministry. Yonhap
The federal government pledged Tuesday to totally uphold Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations, because it strikes ahead with a plan to construct nuclear-powered submarines and purchase the suitable to reprocess spent nuclear gas.
The dedication was made throughout a high-level coverage assembly in Seoul the place Lee Chul, director of the Worldwide Organizations and Nuclear Affairs Bureau on the overseas ministry, met with Massimo Aparo, head of the Division of Safeguards on the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA).
Lee assured the IAEA that Seoul will cooperate transparently with the nuclear watchdog. In response, Aparo thanked the Korean authorities for the briefing and expressed his hope to work intently with Seoul, in response to the ministry.
They mentioned developments in IAEA safeguards implementation and exchanged views on preparedness for verifying North Korea’s nuclear program. Additionally they agreed to take care of shut consultations going ahead, together with by coverage conferences.
In October, U.S. President Donald Trump gave the inexperienced mild to Seoul to deploy nuclear-powered submarines, and purchase the suitable to complement civil uranium and reprocess spent nuclear gas for peaceable makes use of.
