Trump and Kim sign deal at historic summit
Asked whether he would invite Kim to the White House, Trump said: “Absolutely, I will”
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a “comprehensive” document (read the text of the document they signed below) following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. There were no immediate details on the contents of the document. Although the breakthrough made at the summit marks just the start of a diplomatic process, it could bring lasting change to the security landscape of Northeast Asia, just as former U.S. President Richard Nixon visit to Beijing in 1972 led to the transformation of China. Before signing what Trump described as a “comprehensive letter”, Kim said the two leaders had a historic meeting “and decided to leave the past behind. The world will see a major change.” Trump said the process of denuclearisation would happen “very, very quickly”, adding that he had formed a “special bond” with Kim and the relationship with North Korea would be very different. “This is going to lead to more and more and more,...
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