June 12–U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-Un sign a statement of intentions to establish relations and to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula after meeting in Singapore.
According to the non-binding statement, posted on the White House website, the United States and North Korea (DPRK) agree to the following:
- To establish new U.S.–DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
- To join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
- To work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, as outlined in the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration.
- To recover POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.
It was a broad statement that did not include specifics.
Trump said the economic sanctions against North Korea would remain in place until “we are sure that the nukes are no longer a factor.” He added that he expected denuclearization would “start very soon.”
“The world will see a change,” Kim said, signing the document.
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