The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said it must "go through a political agreement between the countries concerned and a board of directors approval process" in relation to the North's nuclear test.

IAEA spokesman Frederick Moon said in a Yonhap News email interview that the IAEA inspectors are likely to visit North Korea in a few weeks.

The question of whether Pyongyang's inspections of North Korea's nuclear facilities will be conducted this month is not a concrete answer to the question, "We will not assume our role."

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Pyongyang and Seoul for a two-day visit to China, where she will visit the Punggi nuclear test facility and missile engine test center I will do it.

Kim Jong-un said North Korea's chairman is ready to allow visits to international inspectors.

If the United States and North Korea are coordinating the international inspectors' visit schedule and the IAEA is included in the inspectors, discussions will be held soon and the issue will be handled by the board of directors.

"It is a shared perception that the IAEA and US verification staff work together," said the IAEA on May 21. "We will work with the United States, saying that IAEA verification agents are on the scene when there is a problem, Said.