SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said nuclear weapons rather than negotiating skills secured what he described as a "landmark" agreement this week with South Korea to end a dangerous military standoff.

Chairing a meeting of the Central Military Commission, Kim credited the North with securing the deal which had put the rival Koreas back on the path of "reconciliation and trust", the North's official KCNA news agency said Friday.

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