North Korea to close missile test site: Moon

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This picture taken on September 18, 2018 and released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS shows South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaking during an official dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang on September 18, for his third summit this year with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States. / AFP PHOTO

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea will close its Tongchang-ri missile testing site, the South’s President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday after a summit with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.

“The North agreed to permanently close the Tongchang-ri missile engine test site and missile launch facility in the presence of experts from relevant nations,” Moon told reporters.

© Agence France-Presse
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