UPDATE - N. Korea says will not use nuclear arms against South

UPDATE - N. Korea says will not use nuclear arms against South

Head of S. Korean National Security Office says Pyongyang promised not to use nuclear weapons against South

UPDATES WITH MORE INFORMATION, ADDS BACKGROUND

By Cansu Dikme

ANKARA (AA) - North Korea on Tuesday promised not to use nuclear weapons against South Korea, according to Yonhap News Agency based in Seoul.

Chung Eui-yong, the head of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's National Security Office, was quoted Tuesday as saying: “The North promised not to use not only nuclear weapons but also conventional weapons against the South."

According to Yonhap, Eui-yong also said North Korea would halt nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches “as long as the U.S.-North Korea talks are in progress”.

South and North Koreas also agreed to hold a third leaders' summit in April, the news agency said.

Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are to meet in the joint security area of Panmunjeom.

The two countries also agreed to establish a hotline to ease the military tension and to enable consultations between the two leaders, the agency added.

Unconfirmed yet by North Korea, the statements came after Chung, leading a delegation, paid a two-day visit to the North Korean capital Pyongyang to meet Kim Jong-un.

The meeting came after an unprecedented level of cooperation during last month's Winter Olympics in the South.

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