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Thursday, March 01, 2012

North Korea to halt nuclear, missile tests for US food aid

North Korea confirmed Wednesday it has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests and a suspension of its uranium enrichment programme in return for US food aid.

It said Washington had promised 240,000 tonnes of "nutritional assistance", with the prospect of additional food aid, at talks between the two sides in Beijing last week, in a statement on the official news agency.

The US side made a similar simultaneous announcement in Washington.

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