PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 29, SPA -- U.N. monitors expressed strong satisfaction Friday with a rare visit to North Korea's main nuclear reactor, praising the communist regime for its cooperation in an indication Pyongyang is serious about meeting its promise to close the facility. The team from the International Atomic Energy Agencyreturned Friday to the North Korean capital from a two-daytrip to the Yongbyon nuclear complex, broadcaster APTNreported. It was the first IAEA visit to the facility sinceU.N. monitors were expelled from the country in 2002. Pyongyang pledged to close Yongbyon in exchange foreconomic aid and political concessions in an agreement with the U.S., China, Japan, Russia and South Korea. The purpose of the IAEA trip is to discuss shutdown and verification procedures with North Korea. «We visited all the places which we are planning to visitand cooperation was excellent,» IAEA Deputy Director OlliHeinonen said in footage shot by APTN. Heinonen, who added that the facilities remainoperational, said more discussions were planned Friday with North Korean officials.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/463284