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WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) -- The United States wants North Korea to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility and bring International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back to the country.
A state department spokesman said the United States wants North Korea to "immediately" carry out a plan agreed to in February, Xinhua, China's official government-run news agency, reported Sunday.
Spokesman Sean McCormack said North Korea must "realize fully its commitments ... by inviting back the IAEA immediately to begin shutting and sealing the Yongbyon nuclear facility."
McCormack's statements followed a visit to North Korea by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former veteran affairs secretary Anthony Principi aimed at convincing the country's leaders to carry out their part of the bargain.
North Korea has said it will shut down the plant and allow inspectors back after the United States unfreezes millions of dollars in North Korean funds that it agreed to return as part of the deal.
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