A North Korean soldier looks at South Korean and U.S. soldiers at Panmunjom truce village on the North-South Korean border.
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 5 — North Korea said Wednesday that it had reactivated its nuclear facilities and is going ahead with their operation “on a normal footing.”
THE COMMUNIST COUNTRY will use the facilities to generate electricity “at the present stage,” an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said. His remarks were carried by the official KCNA news agency.
“The DPRK is now putting the operation of its nuclear facilities for the production of electricity on a normal footing after their restart,” the spokesman said. DPRK stands for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
“The DPRK government has already solemnly declared that its nuclear activity would be limited to the peaceful purposes including the production of electricity at the present stage,” the spokesman said.
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