Highlights: Only courageous can make peace, says Trump after meeting Kim

Trump and Kim have concluded their summit and reached an agreement, details of which are still not known in their entirety. Watch this space for all the highlights

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Trump also said he and Kim had discussed human rights briefly.

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Questioned over the lack of a commitment to verifying denuclearisation, Trump responded that it would be achieved by "having a lot of people there".

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When questioned about the timeline, Trump said that denuclearisation "takes a long time scientifically".

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Trump was asked why he didn't get a commitment from Kim for complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement, or CVID. He responded by saying that there wasn't time. "I'm here for one day. The process is now going to take place," Trump said. 

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Trump said that North Korea has already started destroying a missile engine testing site.

 

Further, Trump said that the North Korea sanctions will remain in place. "The sanctions (on North Korea) will come off when we are sure the nukes are no longer a factor," Trump said.

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Trump says Kim Jong Un has accepted his invitation to visit the White House sometime in the future.

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Kim reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula: Trump

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Trump says he will stop conducting US 'war games' with South Korea, ultimately wants to 'bring our soldiers home.'

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Donald Trump: We signed a very comprehensive document today and I think when he (Kim Jong Un) lands in North Korea he will start the process soon.

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Kim told me that we have never gone so far. He said that he never had the confidence in any of the previous Presidents in getting things done. He wanted to do this, even more than me: US President Donald Trump on meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Trump says former North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier 'did not die in vain' because his death brought about US talks.

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US President Donald Trump in Singapore: Kim Jong Un has the chance to seize a better future for his country. Anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace.

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"The past does not have to define the future..there’s no limit to what North Korea can achieve..today is the beginning of an arduous process...only the courageous can make peace", says Trump.

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Only the courageous can make peace, says Trump after meeting Kim

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Trump begins his press conference by saying that North Korea has the potential to be a great place. He says he and Kim have spent “intensive hours together”.

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US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said officials are preparing for future work ahead to deliver on the commitments made at the Singapore Summit

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US President Donald Trump tweeted a video of his and Kim Jong-un's meet in Singapore

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Commenting on Tuesday's agreement, Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the Nobel Prize-winning disarmament group, ICAN, tweeted: "...there is no agreement on nuclear disarmament...."  

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Arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis did not seem sold on the outcome of Tuesday's summit.

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Robert E Kelly, professor of political science at South Korea's Pusan National University, tweeted: "Wow. If this is it... this is depressing..." According to Kelly, the document signed by Trump and Kim on Tuesday was "even thinner than most sceptics anticipated". 

 

"This looks pretty generic. Maybe there will be some surprise in presser?" his tweet added.

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Here is the full text of what the two men signed:

 

Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit

 

President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

 

President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related to the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. 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.

 

Convinced that the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations will contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and of the world, and recognizing that mutual confidence building can promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un state the following:

 

1. The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.

 

2. The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.

 

3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

 

4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.

 

Having acknowledged that the U.S.-DPRK summit--the first in history--was an epochal event of great significance in overcoming decades of tensions and hostilities between the two countries and for the opening up of a new future, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un commit to implement the stipulations in this joint statement fully and expeditiously. The United States and the DPRK commit to hold follow-up negotiations, led by the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest possible date, to implement the outcomes of the U.S.-DPRK summit.

 

President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have committed to cooperate for the development of new U.S.-DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world.

 

(Signed)

 

DONALD J. TRUMP

 

President of the United States of America

 

KIM JONG UN

 

Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

 

June 12, 2018

 

Sentosa Island

 

Singapore 

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Tokyo stocks gained on Tuesday, extending rallies on Wall Street as investors largely welcomed the historic summit between the United States and North Korea. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.33 per cent or 74.31 points to close at 22,878.35, while the broader Topix index was up 0.33 per cent or 5.98 points at 1,792.82. 

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Oil prices rose alongside global markets on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump said the summit in Singapore with North Korea's Kim Jong-un had made "a lot of progress", boosting hopes of a deal to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula, reported Reuters. 

 

Brent crude futures were trading at $76.72 a barrel at 0640 GMT, up 26 cents, or 0.3 per cent, from their last close. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $66.42 a barrel, up 32 cents, or 0.5 per cent. 

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