21.   Israel, meanwhile, explains its unwillingness to submit to international nuclear inspection by pointing to potential attack from such adversaries as Iran, Iraq and Libya.

22.   It also said that nuclear inspection teams took soil samples from six sites in northern Baghdad, but did not identify them further.

23.   Nuclear inspection teams also took soil samples from six sites in northern Baghdad, the directorate said, without identifying the sites.

24.   NKorea fails to agree to some nuclear inspections.

25.   North Korea rejects nuclear inspection, missile talks with U.S.

26.   Nuclear inspections are coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

27.   On Sunday, North Korea reiterated that it felt no need to accept nuclear inspections or to resume talks on curbing its ballistic missile capabilities.

28.   Scaling back on nuclear inspections in Iraq has been a goal of the Russians, French and Chinese.

29.   Talks resume on nuclear inspections.

30.   The statement also acknowledges previous progress and registers movement towards the eventual shifting of nuclear inspections into monitoring.