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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US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un during the one-on-one bilateral meeting with their interpreters. Photo: @Scavino45
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday signed a joint statement in Singapore after holding a one-on-one bilateral meeting, followed by a meeting along with their delegations and a working lunch.
"We're signing a very important document, pretty comprehensive document, and we've had a really great time together, a great relationship... More will be discussed at a press conference soon," The New Straits Times quoted Trump as saying. "We have developed a special bond," he said. "The meeting was far better than anybody ever predicted."
Kim said in response: "The world will see a major change."
Trump and Kim met at the resort island of Sentosa along with their respective translators. The two leaders shared a historic handshake as they met for the first time. The two clasped hands for a long while as they posed for photos in front of a row of US and North Korean flags.
Trump and Kim, who have traded a volley of insults and even threatened each other of nuclear war, are meeting at Capella Hotel, a five-star resort on Singapore’s Sentosa Island. The meeting could go one, two, or even three days, Trump has told reporters in Washington.
Trump’s goal is “ridding the United States and the world of threats posed by North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes”, secretary of state Mike Pompeo told reporters on June 7, according to Bloomberg. Kim will likely be eager to strike an agreement that eases sanctions and brings an end to the Korean War while allowing him to keep at least part of his nuclear arsenal.
But experts are skeptical. Many think the meeting, at best, will likely provide a roadmap for future talks, each round of which will require difficult and complex negotiations. Most important, few believe Kim is actually willing to give up the nuclear weapons that cement his grip on power.
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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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First Published: Jun 12 2018 | 1:54 PM IST