SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - North Korea told the IAEA international nuclear watchdog it would invite nuclear inspectors as soon as its funds at a Macau bank have actually been unfrozen, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said on Friday.

North Korea sent a letter to International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei saying that it still intended to act on its pledge to close its nuclear reactor but had yet to confirm its accounts at Banco Delta Asia have been unfrozen.

North Korea missed a deadline last Saturday set in a disarmament deal agreed at six-way talks in February to start closing its Yongbyon nuclear reactor.

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