WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Department of Energy will play a leading role in any agreement reached between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their summit in Singapore, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in an interview on CNN’s « New Day » program on Monday.
« The Department of Energy will play an integral role. They’re the lead agency, » Perry told CNN. « If we’re successful, as we hope the president is in his negotiations to allow for the denuclearization of the peninsula, the department of energy will play a significant if not lead role. »
The US Department of Energy is responsible for overseeing US nuclear weapons and preventing nuclear proliferation.
The US-North Korean summit will mark the first-ever meeting of sitting leaders of the two countries.
