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World welcomes DPRK nuclear test halt
    2018-04-23  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

IN yet another move to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) top leader Kim Jong Un announced that his country will “discontinue” nuclear and missile tests.

The decision was announced by Kim at the Third Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on Friday, the Korean Central News Agency reported.

The decision is another gesture made by Kim to seek an end to the confrontation with the United States and could pave the way for holding talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, said analysts.

It came days before Kim is due to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the truce village of Panmunjom.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said Saturday in a statement that China welcomed the decision.

U.S. President Donald Trump described the move as “good news” for the world, and South Korea said it was meaningful progress.

The EU said it was “positive,” but called for complete denuclearization.

The surprise DPRK announcement also said a test site would be shut down.

Welcoming it on Twitter, Trump said he was looking forward to a face-to-face meeting with Kim in June.

Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are due to meet this week for the first inter-Korean summit in over a decade.

Moon’s office said the North’s decision would “contribute to creating a very positive environment for the success of the upcoming South-North summit and North Korea-United States summit.”

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said it was a “long sought-after step” that should lead to “verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.”

The call was echoed by the U.K. The statement from the British Government added: “We hope this indicates an effort to negotiate in good faith.”

Russia’s foreign ministry also welcomed it, but called on the U.S. and South Korea to reduce their military activity in the region.

The decision to halt missile tests is also aimed at pursuing economic growth, according to KCNA. Kim reportedly pledged to “concentrate all efforts” on developing a socialist economy during Friday’s meeting.

(SD-Xinhua)

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