North Korea‘s media called Sunday for the faithful implementation of this month‘s summit agreement with the United States, as the communist state appears set to repatriate the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War.
Archiv: Singapore Declaration
Joint Statement from Kim Jong Un and Trump after Summit
The following is a joint statement of the Singapore summit signed by Kim Jong Un, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People‘s Republic of Korea, and Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, on June 12:
Full text of US-North Korea joint statement in Singapore
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-on 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.
Promote complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula with further efforts
Is the result of this summit reliable? Since there is no expression such as „complete,“ „verifiable“ or „irreversible denuclearization“ in the joint statement, some people from the US and South Korea may think the declaration is „not thorough enough“ and still doubt whether North Korea would eventually abandon its nuclear program. But the correct response should be promoting the thorough implementation of the agreement through continuous efforts.
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