Ongoing concerns regarding the development of North Korea’s nuclear program were highlighted several times during opening statements commencing the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference for 2015.

Several country representatives, as well as current head of the International Atomic and Energy Agency Yukiya Amano, singled out the DPRK’s program as a cause for major concern in global non-proliferation efforts.

“I remain seriously concerned about the nuclear program of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” Amano said. “It is nearly six years since agency inspectors were asked to leave the DPRK.

“Nevertheless the agency maintains its readiness to play an essential role