UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's commitment to continue working towards the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Kim on Wednesday pledged to denuclearise North Korea by the end of Donald Trump's first term in 2021, officials in the South Korea said.
It comes as Kim and South Korea's president Moon Jae-in have agreed to a summit in North Korea from 18-20 September - the third between the two leaders this year.
"The Secretary-General commends the continued momentum and efforts by both Koreas to further trust-building and reconciliation, in line with the Panmunjom Declaration," his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement released on Thursday.
Dujarric added that the UN chief "looks forward to further progress at the inter-Korean summit later this month towards sustainable peace, security, and complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions."
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