North Korea ‘restoring’ its nuclear facilities

SOUTH KOREA yesterday said that North Korea has started restoring its nuclear facilities after the communist country suspended operations last month to disable them.

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that South Korea, the United States and other countries involved in nuclear negotiations with the North are working closely together to determine how to respond to Pyongyang’s latest move.

The statement said the South Korean government was “seriously concerned” about its neighbour’s move, adding that it undermines progress in international disarmament efforts.