Russia Calls on South Korea to Cooperate With IAEA Investigation of Nuclear Experiments

Russia yesterday requested that South Korea cooperate completely with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s investigation of nuclear experiments recently disclosed by Seoul, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, Sept. 22).

Russian and South Korean diplomats discussed the experiments, which involved small amounts of enriched uranium and plutonium, on the sidelines of a visit by South Korean President Roh Moon-hyun to Moscow, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“The Russian side stressed our interest in ensuring that the Republic of Korea cooperates in an open and transparent manner with the IAEA,” the ministry said in a statement (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Sept. 22).

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