Israel welcomed North Korea’s pledge to abandon its nuclear weapons program. Yuval Steinitz, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said after Pyongyang’s announcement Monday that the West should bring similar pressure to bear on Iran to stop its quest for atomic arms.
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