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Seoul welcomes Pyongyang's nuclear test halt amid reminders of past broken promises

A plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is held under the guidance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top, second from left) on April 20, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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SEOUL - South Korea has welcomed the North's decision to suspend nuclear and missile tests ahead of a highly-anticipated inter-Korean summit, calling it a "meaningful step" towards denuclearisation.

But experts warned against heady expectations, arguing that North Korea has bad track record of making and breaking promises.

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