South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday asked the UN for help in verifying North Korea’s commitment to shut down its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, during a phone call with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

According to the South Korean Presidential website, the two held a 30-minute phone call to discuss the UN’s role in the ongoing rapprochement between North Korea, its southern neighbor, and the United States.

Following talks the summit between Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week, Seoul said the DPRK would allow foreign observers and journalists to witness the decommissioning of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site – the location where