US President, Donald Trump today said North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a major test site. He said in a tweet that it is a very good news for North Korea and the World. Stating that the decision as a big progress, President said he is looking forward to the US-Korea the Summit.
Earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country has suspended nuclear and missile tests from today and will also shut down a nuclear test site. North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA) today said that Kim made the announcement at a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party central committee in Pyongyang yesterday.
He also said the mission at the nuclear test site in Punggye-Ri in North Hamgyong Province has ended. North Korea said it will cooperate and hold dialogues with neighbouring countries and the international community to ensure peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the world.
The surprise announcement comes as Kim is due to meet his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in next week for the first inter-Korean summit in over a decade, and US President Donald Trump by June.
Source: AIR