IAEA delegation invited to N. Korea - KCNA

SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) North Korea has invited an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation to visit after the release of funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank, the communist country's news agency said today.

Other nations had hoped the release of the money could lead to shutting down North Korea's ageing nuclear reactor and allowing international inspectors back into the country, actions it agreed to in exchange for fuel oil aid under a February. 13 agreement.

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