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North Korea agrees to 'nuclear moratorium' North Korea agrees to 'nuclear moratorium'
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North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, US and North Korean officials said. North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests, US and North Korean officials say.
State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland also said Pyongyang had consented to a moratorium on nuclear, and long-range missile tests. 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.
She added the North said it would allow UN nuclear inspectors to verify compliance with the measures at its reactor in Yongbyon. In return, Washington is set to provide Pyongyang with some 240,000 tonnes of food aid.
In return, the US is expected to approve a proposed food aid package. The move follows talks between US and North Korea in Beijing last week.
North Korean state media confirmed the agreement, saying Washington had promised 240,000 tonnes of "nutritional assistance", with the possibility of extra food aid.
The announcement follows talks between US and North Korean officials 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.