SOUTH KOREAN President Moon Jae-in sought the U.N.’s support to verify the imminent closure of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear test site, the U.N. spokesperson office said Tuesday.

Moon made the request Monday in a phone conversation with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the office said.

Moon also asked the world body to support the implementation of South Korea’s agreement with the DPRK to transform their demilitarized zone into a peace zone.

Guterres congratulated Moon on the success of the historic summit between Moon and DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un on April 27.

During the summit meeting at the border village of Panmunjom, Kim said his country will openly close by the end of May the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the northeast of the DPRK, where all of its six nuclear tests were conducted.

The U.N. chief reiterated full support for furthering the inter-Korean dialogue and pledged that the U.N. stands ready to discuss possible forms of support.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the location and date of his upcoming meeting with Kim Jong Un probably will be announced in a “couple of days.”

“I think it’s probably going to be announced over the next couple of days, location and date,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

“I want to get it done,” added Trump, referring to his meeting with Kim, which Trump said Saturday could take place over the next three or four weeks.

The Trump-Kim meeting could be another step forward for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula following a summit between Kim and Moon.

(Xinhua)