联合国核监督机构--国际原子能机构星期一说，收到朝鲜请该机构核查人员访问朝鲜的邀请。三年前，这个共产党国家驱逐了该机构的核查人员。总部设在 维也纳的国际原子能机构发言人星期一说，星期五收到这一邀请。平壤在当天宣布将发射一枚运载卫星的火箭。美国国务院发言人纽兰说，美国支持国际原子能机构 为进入朝鲜所作的一切努力，但这并没有改变反对平壤发射卫星的立场。
朝鲜于2月29号同意暂停铀浓缩活动，同时暂停核研发和远程导弹测 试。朝鲜还保证将允许联合国武器检查人员回到朝鲜。与此同时，美国同意向朝鲜运送其迫切需要的粮食援助。朝鲜首席核谈判代表李英浩星期一晚间说，朝鲜认 为，朝鲜与美国的协议仍然有效。他说，“卫星发射是一回事，朝美协议是另外一回事。”
The United Nations nuclear watchdog says it has received an invitation to visit North Korea, three years after its inspectors were expelled from the communist country. A spokeswoman for the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that the invitation was received Friday -- the same day Pyongyang announced it would soon launch a rocket carrying a satellite. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United States favors any IAEA access to North Korea, but that doesn't change its opposition to a satellite launch.
North Korea agreed on February 29 to suspend uranium enrichment, along with its nuclear development and long-range missile tests. It also promised to allow the return of U.N. weapons inspectors. At the same time, the U.S. agreed to send North Korea desperately needed food aid. North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Ri Yong-Ho, said late Monday that Pyongyang considers the deal with the U.S. to be still in effect, saying "the satellite launch is one thing, and the DPRK-US agreement is another."