Melissa Fleming
Melissa Fleming
countries decided focus nuclear
We decided to focus on countries that have a big nuclear program.
against check document received word
We're going to scour through this document word for word, and we're going to check it against declarations we've received in the past,
answered asked enable equipment refrain request saying seals sure week
We've answered that request by saying it would take us more than a week to put our surveillance equipment in place, asked them to refrain from removing any of the seals that would enable us to make sure the equipment hasn't been touched.
equipment eventual kept leaving open regret
We regret that they left. But we've kept an open office. We're storing our equipment there, leaving open the eventual possibility that our inspectors could return.
four looking past ready respects
We are ready to go back immediately. We have been ready for the past four years. We are looking for co-operation in all respects -- unconditional and unrestricted -- for our inspectors.
council green light next security
We are awaiting the green light from the U.N. Security Council to tell us what are the next steps,
To put inspectors in place they have to know where they will be and what they will be observing.
against assess document due good information judgment kinds position time truth vast
We're not in the position at all to make any kinds of judgment on this document -- truth or no truth. We're in a good position to be able to assess the document in due time against vast amounts of information we have and against what our inspectors can go out and look for on the ground.
clearly expect expressed hope koreans north nuclear
We have expressed clearly to the North Koreans that we expect there will be monitoring of their nuclear activities, and we hope that they will reconsider.
continue few seek
We continue to seek clarifications. This could take a few days.
emergency immediate request system
We'll request immediate clarification. We have an emergency system in place if something happened.
access conditions key looking means operate phrase sites terms
Without conditions is a key phrase that we've been looking for. Without conditions means that our inspectors can operate under terms where we can immediately have access -- unconditional and unrestricted access -- to sites that we want to visit.