Media in North Korea avoid Kim Jong's main vow

State media in North Korea have significantly avoided Kim Jong's pledge to nuclear disarming, promised during historic visit to South Korea

The elimination of nuclear weapons that Communist Korea claims to reach as far as the US is Washington's core objective, so a complete and irreversible process is required.

Experts, however, warn that Kim is unlikely to hand over the missiles, which took years of effort, especially when they are the only reason why they make the American president sit in the talks.

This perception adds to media reporting in the isolated country, where the details of Kim's meeting with South Korean President Mon Jae were published only a day after the world saw him directly.

Nuclear disarming is mentioned only once in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, which published the joint declaration signed by leaders without detail. Television and other media, however, do not mention nuclear weapons but merely promises of peace on the peninsula.

Experts say North Korea has bad stories about breaking negotiations, and it is not clear this time Kim Jong is really considering handing over nuclear weapons, but simply freezing the programme in exchange for easing sanctions and humanitarian aid.