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title: "North Korea to close missile test site: Moon"
description: "North Korea will close its Tongchang-ri missile testing site, the South's President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday after a summit with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang."
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published: "2018-09-19T05:38:04"
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# North Korea to close missile test site: Moon

> North Korea will close its Tongchang-ri missile testing site, the South's President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday after a summit with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.

By AFP · Published 19 September 2018, 07:38 SAST

## Content

"The North agreed to permanently close the Tongchang-ri missile engine test site and missile launch facility in the presence of experts from relevant nations," Moon told reporters. **DM**