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Peru welcomes North Korea's suspension of nuclear tests

10:17 | Lima, Apr. 25.

The Government of Peru has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to suspend its nuclear program and intercontinental ballistic missile tests.

"This suspension contributes to easing the tension in the Korean peninsula," Peru's Foreign Affairs Ministry said Tuesday in a statement.

"It is a constructive step towards restoring dialogue between the parties aimed at the elimination of nuclear weapons," reads the release.


On Friday, South Korean's Yonhap news agency reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had announced the suspension of nuclear and missile tests, as well as the shutting down of his country's nuclear test site.

According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles from April 21.

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Publicado: 25/4/2018