President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un signed a joint statement that called for better relations, peace on the Korean peninsula and denuclearization
SINGAPORE — A jubilant President Trump boarded Air Force One on Tuesday for Washington, leaving Singapore with what he said was an historic new relationship with North Korea and a commitment from dictator Kim Jung Un to eventually give up nuclear weapons.
In roughly five hours, the leaders shook hands at least eight different times, gestures that conveyed new friendliness while elevating secretive and repressive North Korea on the world stage.
„A lot of good will went into this. A lot of work,“ Mr. Trump said of the summit.
The two men signed a joint statement that called for better relations, peace between the two Koreas and denuclearization.
When Mr. Trump was asked about the joint statement and how it lacked verbiage about verifiable or reversible denuclearization, the president said it wasn’t a concession on the part of the U. S.
„No, not at all,“ Mr. Trump said. „Because if you look at it, it said that we are going to — let’s see here — it will be gone. I don’t think it can be any more plain in what we’re asking.“
The president said inspectors will verify North Korean compliance and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will lead the negotiations over the details of the process to dismantle the weapons program.
