North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;on Wednesday dubbed the global atomic watchdog "a marionette dancing to the tune of the West" rejecting its information about the country's nuclear programme as “grossly distorted” and based on “guesswork and fabrication.”

North Korean Ambassador Kim Song delivered the rebuke at a UN General Assembly meeting where the International Atomic Energy Agency''s executive director, Rafael Grossi, called Pyongyang''s nuclear activities “deeply regrettable" and “a clear violation” of Security Council resolutions.

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The Vienna-based IAEA has not had access to&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;since the isolated Asian state expelled IAEA inspectors in 2009. Since then Pyongyang has pressed ahead with its nuclear weapons program, conducting its last nuclear test in September 2017.

The U.N. specialised agency has been monitoring&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;from afar, including satellite imagery.

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"The DPRK's nuclear activities remain a cause for serious concern. The continuation of the country's nuclear program is a clear violation of relevant Security Council resolutions and is deeply regrettable," IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;is formally known as the Democratic People's Republic of&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;(DPRK).

North&nbsp;Korea's U.N. Ambassador Kim Song rejected an annual IAEA report submitted to the General Assembly

"The DPRK delegation categorically rejects the report of the IAEA containing grossly distorted contents with regard to the DPRK," said Kim.

"We left the IAEA long ago and have not forgotten its despicable acts of having sided with the hostile forces in their maneuvers to put pressure on us," Kim said. "The DPRK will never have any business to deal with the IAEA so long as it runs short of impartiality and objectivity ... and remains a marionette dancing to the tune of the hostile forces against the DPRK."

It is known that North Korea has facilities to produce both plutonium and highly enriched uranium, two key ingredients to manufacture bombs, at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex north of the capital, Pyongyang.

North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;has been subjected to U.N. Security Council sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The 15-member council has steadily strengthened sanctions in a bid to cut off funding for those programs.

North&nbsp;Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US&nbsp;President Donald Trump have met three times since 2018, but failed to make progress on the US&nbsp;calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea's demands for an end to sanctions.

North Korea on Wednesday dubbed the global atomic watchdog "a marionette dancing to the tune of the West" rejecting its information about the country's nuclear programme as “grossly distorted” and based on “guesswork and fabrication.

North Korea on Wednesday dubbed the global atomic watchdog "a marionette dancing to the tune of the West" rejecting its information about the country's nuclear programme as “grossly distorted” and based on “guesswork and fabrication.” North Korean Ambassador Kim Song delivered the rebuke at a UN General Assembly meeting where the International Atomic Energy Agency''s executive director, Rafael Grossi, called Pyongyang''s nuclear activities “deeply regrettable" and “a clear violation” of Security Council resolutions. Also read| Satellite images suggest North Korea may be preparing to launch submarine missile The Vienna-based IAEA has not had access to North Korea since the isolated Asian state expelled IAEA inspectors in 2009. Since then Pyongyang has pressed ahead with its nuclear weapons program, conducting its last nuclear test in September 2017. The U.N. specialised agency has been monitoring North Korea from afar, including satellite imagery. Also read| North Korea's nuclear, missile programs 'serious threat' to security: Pentagon chief "The DPRK's nuclear activities remain a cause for serious concern. The continuation of the country's nuclear program is a clear violation of relevant Security Council resolutions and is deeply regrettable," IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. North Korea is formally known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). North Korea's U.N. Ambassador Kim Song rejected an annual IAEA report submitted to the General Assembly "The DPRK delegation categorically rejects the report of the IAEA containing grossly distorted contents with regard to the DPRK," said Kim. "We left the IAEA long ago and have not forgotten its despicable acts of having sided with the hostile forces in their maneuvers to put pressure on us," Kim said. "The DPRK will never have any business to deal with the IAEA so long as it runs short of impartiality and objectivity ... and remains a marionette dancing to the tune of the hostile forces against the DPRK." It is known that North Korea has facilities to produce both plutonium and highly enriched uranium, two key ingredients to manufacture bombs, at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex north of the capital, Pyongyang. North Korea has been subjected to U.N. Security Council sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The 15-member council has steadily strengthened sanctions in a bid to cut off funding for those programs. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have met three times since 2018, but failed to make progress on the US calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and North Korea's demands for an end to sanctions.

North Korea dubs UN nuclear watchdog a 'dancing marionette of the West'

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North Korea dubs UN nuclear watchdog a 'dancing marionette of the West'