North Korea's denies nuclear aid to Iran
Iran-North Korea, Politics, 1/27/2007

North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs today strongly denied Western media reports Pyongyang is giving assistance to Iran in its nuclear program.

The ministry issued the denial in response to news published by the British-based Daily Telegraph newspaper claiming Iran is getting assistance in its nuclear program from Pyongyang.

The daily said a group of Iranian nuclear scientists had been invited by Pyongyang to assess results of a nuclear test it conducted recently, and that the aim is to share its nuclear expertise with Iran.

Iran has repeatedly said it is carrying out nuclear activities for peaceful purposes but Western countries and Israel as well as certain global media continue to accuse it of conducting clandestine nuclear activities for non-peaceful purposes.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency today quoted the North Korean Foreign Ministry's spokesman as saying allegations of North Korean assistance to Iran in the latter's nuclear activities are sheer lies aimed at further lowering Pyongyang's stakes in the ongoing six-way nuclear talks.

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