North Korea: No need for more missile tests

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country will suspend all missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site, state media say.

"From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles," the Korean Central News Agency said, as quoted by South Korea's Yonhap agency.

The decision came after a meeting of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea.

North Korea has defied international sanctions over its weapons programme.

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(BBC)