The announcement came ahead of the North Korean leader's planned summit meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump

China welcomes N Korea's decision to discontinue nuclear, missile tests 

South Korea's presidential Blue House and North Korea's State Affairs Commission tested the hotline for four minutes before South Korea's Moon Jae-in and North Korea's Kim Jong Un talk ahead of next week's summit

North and South Korea get neighbourly with direct hotline

Trump said on Wednesday he hoped the summit would be successful, but warned he would call it off if he did not think it would produce results

North Korea seeks 'complete denuclearisation', US vows continued pressure

Pompeo travelled over the Easter weekend to discuss a planned summit with US President Donald Trump, who had said earlier that the US was talking to North Korea at 'extremely high levels'

CIA chief made secret visit to North Korea and met Kim Jong-Un: US officials

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'I really believe there's a lot of goodwill. A lot of good things are happening. We'll see what happens,' said Trump. He and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are slated to meet soon

US in direct talks with North Korea 'at a very high level': Trump

President Trump said details of the summit were being worked out.

CIA chief Pompeo's meeting with Kim went smoothly, tweets Trump

U.S. Secretary of State nominee and CIA Director Mike Pompeo became the most senior U.S. official known to have met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when he visited Pyongyang at the end of March to discuss a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump

South Korea says discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit

Choi Eun-hee was kidnapped by the North's Korea agents on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un's late father and forced to make movies for the regime

South Korean actress, once kidnapped to North Korea, dies at 91

"Meetings are being set up right now between myself and Kim Jong Un. I think it will be terrific. I think we'll go in with a lot of respect and we'll see what happens," Trump said

Trump says meetings being set up with North Korea's Kim

The rare inter-Korean summit is scheduled to take place in just over two weeks, while the second meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim is expected as early as May.

South Korean NSA flies to US to meet John Bolton over North Korea talks

The first such visit in more than two years comes at a time of frenetic diplomatic activity in Northeast Asia, ahead of the North's planned summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump

Japan Finance Minister to voice North Korea concerns in rare Seoul visit

The North Korean leader also talked about the 'prospect of the DPRK-US dialogue' and 'strategic and tactical issues to be maintained' by the party, 'including the future policy of international relations and the orientation corresponding to them'

North Korea's Kim Jong-un addresses talks with US for the first time

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No venue for the talks between Trump and the North Korean leader has been set

North Korea ready to talk on denuclearisation with Trump during talks: US government

The international isolation of North Korea appeared near complete towards the end of last year.

Opinion: Expect the unexpected in the Korean theatre

Last month's Winter Olympics in South Korea triggered a fast-moving rapprochement that will see Kim sit down with the South's President Moon Jae-in in late April - with a US summit with President Donald Trump planned for May

North Korea's Kim meets IOC chief in Pyongyang

Jorn said he accomplished all of his goals as manager

North Korea coach Jorn Andersen departs as economic sanctions bite

This will be their first summit in over a decade. The two countries are still technically at war

North, South Korea to hold summit on April 27

The Japanese government said it had been in touch with the North but declined to offer specific comment on the report

Japan offers North Korea summit, Pyongyang discussing meeting with Japan: Report

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For Kim Jong Un, fully giving up nuclear weapons would mean a dramatic reversal for an authoritarian leader

Analysis: How does Kim tell North Korea he's giving up nuclear weapons?

The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Kim's first foreign trip since taking office in 2011

China and North Korea confirm Kim Jong Un visited Beijing

A South Korean news agency reported Kim's visit to China which started from Sunday and ended on Wednesday

North Korea willing to hold summit with US: Kim Jong Un

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