The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) says that his organization is ready to inspect North Korea's nuclear facilities if the U.S. and North Korea hold a successful summit and agree on the inspection. 

Yukiya Amano, director general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, made the remarks on Thursday during an interview with the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Amano said that dismantling the North's nuclear facilities would not be difficult if North Korea agrees to do so, stressing the need to reach a stable and clear agreement on the matter. 

The IAEA chief said that it would take just a few weeks, not months, for IAEA inspectors to prepare to go back to the North and implement the inspections.

Amano also said that even after the inspectors left the North in April 2009, the watchdog has continued to monitor the North’s nuclear program. 

He added that the IAEA has capabilities to collect and analyze satellite imagery and open source information, as well as a group of experts who have significant knowledge of the facilities.

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