'Pyongyang will close missile test base': leader of South Korea

[Blexfraptor]

It is one of the first conclusions that are known after the summit between the Asian presidents.

 

The leaders of the two Koreas signed a joint statement on Tuesday reflecting the results of their summit held in Pyongyang and which promises to have an important weight for the future of the denuclearization dialogue between the North Korean regime and Washington, such as the announcement of the closure of the base of the missile tests by the northern regime, as corroborated by the president of the South, Moon Jae-in.

In addition, the North Korean leader announced that he would visit Seoul. His counterpart from South Korea confirmed the intention of this new meeting to take place this year.

"The North agreed to permanently close the Tongchang-ri missile engine testing site and the missile launch facility in the presence of experts from the affected countries," President Moon said.

The offer of the leader of North Korea also goes hand in hand if the United States takes "corresponding measures" with what was agreed by both countries recently in Singapore. In addition, Kim has already committed to completely dismantling Sohae's projectile launching base (northwest) as a new sign of his regime's commitment to dismantle its nuclear program.

In addition to this document, whose content is not known in full, so far, the defense holders of the two countries, still technically at war, also signed an agreement to reduce military tension in border areas, according to a report in Seoul. spokesman for the South Korean presidential office.

In turn, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and the southern president, Moon Jae-in, will appear hours before to explain the content of these documents.

These agreements come after both leaders held a second meeting on Tuesday in the North Korean capital. In this meeting, which began at the Paekhwawon residence (where the South Korean delegation is staying) only the two leaders participated, as confirmed by Moon's office.
 

The day before they both held their first meeting of this summit, but in that case they were accompanied by their respective intelligence chiefs, in addition to the Deputy Director of Propaganda and Agitation and sister of the North Korean leader, Kim Yo-jong, and the head of the Security Office South Korean National, Chung Eui-yong.

Moon's three-day trip to Pyongyang is expected to help minimize the differences between North Korea and the United States. UU after both countries signed a declaration in Singapore in June, in which they pledged to work for denuclearization in exchange for Washington guaranteeing the survival of the North Korean regime.