A South Korean ship carrying 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil
arrived this morning at the northeastern port of Songbong in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, the South Korean Unification Ministry said.
The delivery of heavy fuel oil to DPRK is part of the Feb. 13 agreement
reached at the latest six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean
Peninsula. DPRK's Foreign Ministry said on July 6th that DPRK will move to close
and seal its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon after receiving the first delivery
of oil assistance.
Under an earlier agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang, South Korea will
deliver a total of 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil within 20 days after the first
delivery of the oil.
At the joint agreement reached during the six-party talks in February, DPRK
promised to shut down its nuclear facilities as initial steps of
denuclearization, while other parties will provide a total of one million tons
of heavy fuel oil to DPRK in exchange.
