A South Korean ship carrying 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil arrived Saturday morning at the northeastern port of Songbong in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the South Korean Unification Ministry said.
The delivery of heavy fuel oil to DPRK is part of the Feb. 13 agreement reached at the latest six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula. DPRK's Foreign Ministry said on July 6th that DPRK will move to close and seal its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon after receiving the first delivery of oil assistance.
Under an earlier agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang, South Korea will deliver a total of 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil within 20 days after the first delivery of the oil.
At the joint agreement reached during the six-party talks in February, DPRK promised to shut down its nuclear facilities as initial steps of denuclearization, while other parties will provide a total of one million tons of heavy fuel oil to DPRK in exchange.