As part of Seoul's plans to use all diplomatic means to halt Pyongyang's reactivation of nuclear facilities, the South Korean government will be sending deputy-minister level envoys to China and Russia in the next few weeks. Officials here are also set to hold a Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group meeting with Japanese and United States officials early next month in Washington, to discuss comprehensive measures in response to North Korea's nuclear development.

On the issue of referring the North to the United Nations Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency intends to first ask Pyongyang to reverse its decision. Meanwhile, the three IAEA inspectors currently stationed in North Korea are scheduled to leave the Stalinist state for Beijing on Tuesday.

(Arirang TV)