U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday reached an unprecedented arrangement that will fast track the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
This was disclosed in the jointed statement issue at the end of the meeting of the two leaders in Singapore.
“President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” said the statement.
Trump said he expected the denuclearization process to start “very, very quickly”. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials would hold follow-up negotiations “at the earliest possible date”, the statement said.
Before signing what Trump described as a “comprehensive” document, Kim said the two leaders had a historic meeting “and decided to leave the past behind. The world will see a major change.”
Trump said he had formed a “very special bond” with Kim and that relationship with North Korea would be very different.
“People are going to be very impressed and people are going to be very happy and we are going to take care of a very dangerous problem for the world,” Trump said.
Asked whether he would invite Kim to the White House, Trump said: “Absolutely, I will.”
He called Kim “very smart” and a “very worthy, very hard negotiator.” “I learned he’s a very talented man. I also learned that he loves his country very much.”
Trump said the meeting had gone “better than anybody could have expected”.
The North Korean leader described their summit as a “a good prelude to peace”.
