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Will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site: North Korea ahead of Trump meet

The pledge to halt the development of nuclear weapons would mean a significant reversal for the young leader

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Soyoung Kim & Cynthia Kim | Reuters Seoul
North Korea will immediately suspend nuclear and missile tests and scrap its nuclear test site and instead pursue economic growth and peace, the North's state media said on Saturday, ahead of planned summits with South Korea and the United States.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needed to conduct nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile tests because it had completed its goal of developing the weapons, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

It was the first time Kim directly addressed his position on North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes ahead of planned summits with South Korean President