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UNIAN: Trump welcomes North Korea’s vows to stop nuclear tests

By UNIAN.

Published April 21, 2018. Updated April 21 at 3:39 pm

People watch a public television screen showing coverage of the 'Third Plenary Meeting' of the 7th central committee of the ruling Workers' Party, in Pyongyang on April 21, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in an announcement welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much-anticipated summit between the two men.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on April 20 welcomed a statement by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the country will suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site in the northern area.

“North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a major test site. This is very good news for North Korea and the World – big progress! Look forward to our Summit,” Trump wrote on Twitter on April 21, 2018.