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Trump and Kim sign agreement on denuclearization | TheHill

posted onJune 12, 2018
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Article snippet: MORE and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off their historic Tuesday summit in Singapore by signing an agreement committing the United States to unspecified “security guarantees” for Pyongyang in exchange for a denuclearized Korean peninsula. “President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to [North Korea], and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," the statement said. At a signing ceremony alongside Kim, Trump called the document “pretty comprehensive” despite its lack of specifics. “I think both sides are going to be impressed with the result,” Trump told reporters. “We’re going to take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world.”  He added he would “absolutely” invite Kim to the White House to continue their talks.  Kim called the document “historic” and said it would lead to a new era in the U.S.-North Korea relationship.  “We had a historic meeting and decided to leave the past behind, and we are about to sign a historic document,” he said through a translator. “The world will see a major change.” Kim also thanked Trump for making “this meeting happen.” Photos of Trump at the signing ceremony holding up the document, which was not immediately released to the press, revealed its contents. The statement touts the “great significance” of the “epochal event” of the first ever U.S-North Korea summit, adding it will help the “opening of a new fut... Link to the full article to read more

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