North Korea to restart reactor

NORTH KOREA said yesterday it is working to restart its atomic reactor and no longer wants US concessions after accusing Washington of breaking a nuclear disarmament pact.

“We are making thorough preparations to restore [nuclear facilities],” said foreign ministry official Hyon Hak-Bong.

“You may say we have already started work to restore them to their original status,” he told reporters at the border truce village of Panmunjom before the start of talks between the two Koreas on energy aid.