RoK welcomes DPRK dismantling rocket test site
Wednesday, 25/07/2018 11:10 (GMT+7)
Nam Gwan-pyo, a senior director from the presidential National Security Office of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 24th welcomed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to dismantle some facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles.
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Seoul’s presidential Blue House said that it had received intelligence suggesting the DPRK was dismantling the Sohae test site and welcomed the news. “It will likely have a good effect on denuclearisation,” Mr. Nam told reporters.
“It is a better sign than nothing, and I believe DPRK is moving step by step toward denuclearisation,” he added.
The Sohae satellite launching station is a rocket launching site in Cholsn county, north Pyongan province. The station has been used to test rockets, with the aim of putting a satellite into orbit.
Earlier, the DPRK on July 23rd, started dismantling key facilities at Sohae satellite launching station, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to US President Donald Trump at the historic summit between him and DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un on June 12th in Singapore./.
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