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North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests, US and North Korean officials say. | |
The US State Department said the North had also agreed to allow UN inspectors to monitor its reactor in Yongbyon to verify compliance with the measures. | |
In return, Washington is set to provide Pyongyang with some 240,000 tonnes of food aid. | |
The move follows talks between US and North Korea in Beijing last week. | |
Correspondents say the move could pave the way for the resumption of six-party disarmament negotiations with Pyongyang, which last broke down in 2009. | Correspondents say the move could pave the way for the resumption of six-party disarmament negotiations with Pyongyang, which last broke down in 2009. |
"The United States still has profound concerns regarding North Korean behaviour across a wide range of areas, but today's announcement reflects important, if limited, progress in addressing some of these," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. | |
North Korea confirmed the move in a statement released simultaneously in Pyongyang. | |
Earlier, a senior US military official said the issue of food aid for North Korea was now linked to political progress - contradicting earlier policy. |