AL JAZEERA: North Korea’s powerful ally China has welcomed Pyongyang’s agreement to freeze its nuclear activities in return for massive food aid from the United States.
Also on Thursday, South Korea and Japan hailed North Korea’s commitment to suspend its uranium enrichment programme along with nuclear and long-range missile tests, and to let United Nations nuclear inspectors monitor the deal.
The deal, coming months after the death last December of longtime leader Kim Jong-Il, raised cautious hopes of eased tensions under Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s new young leader… (more)
