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By Cansu Dikme
ANKARA (AA) – North Korea on Tuesday promised not to use nuclear weapons against South Korea, according to Yonhap News Agency based in Seoul.
Chung Eui-yong, the head of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's National Security Office, was quoted Tuesday as saying: “The North promised not to use not only nuclear weapons but also conventional weapons against the South. ”
According to Yonhap, Eui-yong also said North Korea would halt nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches “as long as the U.S.-North Korea talks are in progress”.
South and North Koreas also agreed to hold a third leaders' summit in April, the news agency said.
Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are to meet in the joint security area of Panmunjeom.
The two countries also agreed to establish a hotline to ease the military tension and to enable consultations between the two leaders, the agency added.
Unconfirmed yet by North Korea, the statements came after Chung, leading a delegation, paid a two-day visit to the North Korean capital Pyongyang to meet Kim Jong-un.
The meeting came after an unprecedented level of cooperation during last month's Winter Olympics in the South.
