North Korea invites journalists witness nuclear test site closure
News & Trends •
north korea will make a public show of its promise to close its nuclear testing site north of the country1 according to south korean news agency yonhapnorth korea said it is taking technical measures to dismantle its nuclear test site moving closer to honouring an offer made by its leader kim jong-un during the inter-korean summit last month1 the norths foreign ministry issued a press release carried by the state-run korean central news agency kcna detailing the countrys plans to shut down its pyunggye-ri nuclear test ground1 the english-language statement said the ruling workers party and other relevant institutions are taking technical measures for dismantling the northern nuclear test ground in order to ensure transparency of discontinuance of the nuclear test1 during the third inter-korean summit on april 27 kim told south korean president moon jae-in that he would carry out the closure of the northern nuclear test site in may according to seouls presidential office cheong wa dae1 kim also offered to make the dismantling public. and the norths foreign ministry said the ceremony for the occasion has been scheduled for between may 23 and 25 depending on weather conditions1 given the limited space only journalists from south korea china russia the united states and britain will be invited to cover the dismantling on-site the ministry added1