<p>North Korea today confirmed it has agreed to suspend nuclear and missile tests and halt a uranium enrichment programme in return for US food aid.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It said Washington had promised 240,000 tonnes of "nutritional assistance", with the prospect of additional food aid, at talks between the two sides in Beijing last week.<br /><br />The US side made a similar simultaneous announcement in Washington.</p>
<p>North Korea today confirmed it has agreed to suspend nuclear and missile tests and halt a uranium enrichment programme in return for US food aid.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It said Washington had promised 240,000 tonnes of "nutritional assistance", with the prospect of additional food aid, at talks between the two sides in Beijing last week.<br /><br />The US side made a similar simultaneous announcement in Washington.</p>