UN nuclear watchdog says ready to help North Korea denuclearisation

The UNnuclearwatchdogwelcomed the joint statement of USPresident Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim JongUnon Tuesday and said it was prepared to undertake verification activities.

Trump and Kim pledged to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and Washington committed to provide security guarantees.

"The International Atomic Energy Agency standsreadytoundertake any verification activities in the DPRK (North Korea) that it may be requested to conduct by the countries concerned, subject to authorization by the IAEA’s Board of Governors," Director General Yukiya Amano said in a statement.

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