Korea's Agreement Isolates Iran

Adnkronos International:

North Korea's historic decision to abandon its nuclear activities and rejoin the nuclear non-proliferation treaty inevitably has consequences for Iran, which, with its programme to enrich uranium, finds itself isolated on the international scene. Iran looses a close ally, according to the Israeli security site Debka.file, as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) discusses whether to refer the issue to the United Nation's Security Council. READ MORE

Iran will also loose an ally in solving the technical problems linked with atomic technology, Debka argues, as the two countries exchanged military scientists and held official meetings between delegations. Now Iranian and Syrian nuclear experts are expected to leave the Asian country.

The outcome of the six-party talks - involving the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States - ended in Beijing on 19 September with the adoption of a joint statement. North Korea agreed to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programmes and allow international inspections in exchange for energy aid, economic cooperation and security guarantees, including a commitment from Washington that it has no intention of attacking Pyongyang.