REUTERS

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed a statement by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the country will suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site in the northern area.

"North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a major test site. This is very good news for North Korea and the World - big progress! Look forward to our Summit," Trump wrote on Twitter on April 21, 2018.

As UNIAN reported earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday announced that the country will suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site in the northern area.

The decision was made at a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea (WPK) Friday, according to the Korean Central News Agency.