111.   North Korea on Saturday refused once again to allow international inspections of a pair of suspect nuclear sites.

112.   North Korea announced its decision on Monday, deepening the crisis over its refusal to allow full inspection of suspect nuclear sites.

113.   Pyongyang has refused to allow international inspections of its nuclear facilities and is facing the threat of sanctions.

114.   Pyongyang has refused to allow full inspections of its Yongbyon nuclear plant which western countries have been seeking to allay suspicions that it is developing a nuclear weapons programme.

115.   Pyongyang has resisted efforts to allow inspections of the facility during the refueling process.

116.   Seoul also called on Pyongyang to take further steps to ensure nuclear safety and allow special inspections of its undeclared nuclear sites.

117.   Such inspections will be allowed with the prior approval of the MAS.

118.   Syria announced Wednesday that it would reject any extension of the NPT unless Israel signed it and allowed international inspections of its nuclear sites.

119.   The agency called on North Korea to allow immediate inspections and to delay the extraction of fuel rods until arrangements were in place.

120.   The first, reached in June, made it unnecessary to call for an economic embargo against Pyongyang over its refusal to allow inspections of suspect nuclear plants.