Yonhap News Asia: N.K. decides to suspend nuclear, missile tests, shut down atomic test site
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down its atomic test site, its state media said Saturday, in a surprise announcement that could give momentum to its upcoming summits with South Korea and the United States.
The announcement came amid a diplomatic push to denuclearize North Korea, the main agenda for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's planned meetings with his counterparts from the South and the U.S.
"We will discontinue nuclear test and inter-continental ballistic rocket test-fire from April 21," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing the outcome of a key meeting of the ruling party held Friday.
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