The DPRK will suspend nuclear tests and inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests immediately from Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday.

 

朝鲜中央通讯社周六报道，从周六开始朝鲜将立即停止核试验与洲际弹道导弹试验。

 

The decisions were made by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korean (WPK) on Friday, according to the KCNA.

 

"We will discontinue nuclear test and inter-continental ballistic rocket test-fire from April 21, 2018. The northern nuclear test ground of the DPRK will be dismantled¹ to transparently² guarantee the discontinuance of the nuclear test," KCNA said.

 

"The discontinuance of the nuclear test is an important process for the worldwide disarmament, and the DPRK will join the international desire and efforts for the total halt to the nuclear test," KCNA said.

 

According to the decisions, the DPRK will never use nuclear weapons nor transfer nuclear weapons or nuclear technology under any circumstances unless there are nuclear threats and nuclear provocations³ against the DPRK.

 

"We will concentrate all efforts on building a powerful socialist⁴ economy and markedly improving the standard of people's living through the mobilization of all human and material resources of the country," the DPRK's official news agency said.

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