Kim Jong-un vows to destroy ALL his nukes as Donald Trump declares Korean War will ‘end soon’ after historic Singapore summit
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to destroy ALL his nukes after the historic Singapore summit with President Donald Trump.
The two leaders signed an agreement to denuclearise the Korean peninsula - which Donald Trump said would start "very quickly" - and "will soon end" the 65-year Korean War.
The US will also stop conducting U.S. military ";war games" with ally South Korea while negotiations between the two countries continue, Trump said.
While the president cast the decision as a cost-saving measure, the move is seen as an olive branch to North Korea, who has long viewed the annual exercises as practice for a US invasion.
While it's unclear how long the denuclearisation process will take, Kim will start the process "right away" and "he wants to do the right thing", Trump said.
Speaking of their meeting, Donald Trump said it had gone "better than anyone could have expected... It is a tremendous honour, and I have no doubt we will have a terrific relationship."
The Singapore Summit: What we know so far...
- Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands as they met on Tuesday at the historic summit
- The pair held secret one-to-one discussions in a private room before emerging 41 minutes later
- The leaders have signed an agreement in which Kim agreed to a "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula."
- Speaking of the agreement, Trump said the denuclearisation process would start "very, very quickly"
- Kim said: "The world will see a major change."
- Speaking at a press conference after the signing, Donald Trump said the Korean war "will soon end" and the denuclearisation process will start imminently
- The US President later said that he trusts Kim Jong-un - but he may later say he "made a mistake"
Kim Jong-un said, in Korean: “The old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles on our way forward, but we’ve overcome all of them, and we are here today... There were moments when we covered our ears and eyes, but we have overcome them to arrive here."
After a working lunch, the two leaders signed the agreement, with Trump promising they would start the denuclearisation process "very, very quickly".
"We are going to sign this historic agreement," said Kim. "The world will see a major change."
The pair are the first leaders of their nations to ever meet, despite throwing insults at one another just months earlier.
"It's possible. We’re dealing at a high level, a lot of things can change a lot of things are possible."
He continued: "This is what we have, this is where we are, and I can only tell you from my experience, and I’ve met him, I've spoken with him.
"I think that he really wants to do a great job for North Korea. I think he wants to de-nuke, without that, there's nothing to discuss. It was on the table from the beginning... He's de-nuking the whole place. I think he's going to start now."
Previously, Kim told reporters that "many people in the world will think of this as a form of fantasy from a science fiction movie".
Earlier today, Trump arrived at the summit with a stern face, looking ready for serious business.
Kim, on the other hand, looked relaxed and smiled often.
The two leaders - who were threatening each other with nuclear annihilation just a few months ago - came together for the handshake in front of a row of US and North Korean flags.
Trump squeezed Kim's upper arm as he shook his hand for a long time, talking to him all the time as Kim remained silent but smiling.
The president then put his hand on Kim's back and ushered him away from the photo op, showing the way with his other hand - again taking the lead.
The billionaire property tycoon, who prides himself on his negotiating tactics, has been know to use a high pressure handshake to intimidate those he meets.
They held one-to-one talks for 41 minutes before emerging on a balcony to wave and smile for waiting media.
When asked how the meeting went, Trump replied: "Very good. Very, very good. Excellent relationship. Thank you... Working together we will get it taken care of. We will solve it."
Trump and Kim then sat opposite one another at a long meeting table, before leaving for a working lunch.
They then re-emerged to sign an agreement to ensure the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Trump said it was a "very important... comprehensive document".
"We are going to sign this historic agreement," says Kim. "The world will see a major change."
Trump said: “We’re starting that [denuclearisation] process very, very quickly."
"We're going to take care of a very big and a very dangerous problem for the world," he said.
Trump also says he and Kim Jong-un will "meet many times" in the future.
The agreement between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
Following a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un relating to the new US - DPRK relations, they have agreed to the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
The four points of the agreement are:
1. The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new US - DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
2. The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.
Acknowledging that the US - DPRK summit was "of great significance" in overcoming decades of tensions and hostilities between the two countries, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un have committed to implement the stipulations in the joint statement "fully and expeditiously".
"President Donald J. Trump of the United States and Chairman Kim Jong-un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have committed to cooperate for the development of new US - DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world."
Trump and Kim: What their body language says
DONALD Trump tried to look strong while Kim Jong-un was "mischievous and relaxed" as they shook hands in front of the world's media in Singapore, according to our body language expert Darren Stanton.
He noted that Kim arrived in a flash Mercedes Maybach - the kind of car he is not supposed to be driving under international sanctions.
Darren added: "To have access or possession of a such a opulent vehicle, so it seems a little mischievous from the outset."
Darren said: "Upon meeting, the two men shake hands. Trump gripped his hand, placing another hand on his upper arm, which is a power gesture used to denote he is the stronger man.
"As they broke off from the initial handshake they turn to face the cameras. But Trump cannot help himself, and puts his hand on Kim’s back and and ushers him off again, which is taking ownership of the space."
Darren said Trump being tactile, and not afraid to touch Kim is a way of saying "I’m so confident in who I am , I can enter your personal space."
Darren says: "When they were sat talking , we see Trump sitting with his legs spread open and his hand in what we call a reversed steeple gesture, a classic baseline gesture for Trump saying "I’m more powerful than you".
"By comparison, Kim was just sat normally and is the more relaxed man, appearing as though he has nothing to prove.
"But Trump reverted to type used all the old classic tried and tested tells and gestures used to say to the worlds media 'I am the stronger man'."
He adds: "We have seen a few smiles from Kim whereas Trump looks very serious and is keen to convey to the world 'I’m here to win'."
The pair meet in what the US hopes is a first step to a greater relationship between the nations, and move towards North Korea ditching its nukes.
Hours before the meeting Trump tweeted: "The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the US, say the haters and losers.
"We have our hostages, testing, research and all missile launches have stoped [stopped], and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can say! We will be fine!"
Before the summit, Kim was spotted taking selfies with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Education Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday evening.
Trump earlier has said there was "excitement in the air" hours after touching down in Singapore.
In a surprise gestured, the US president was given a birthday cake as he sat down for a working lunch with the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.
The Donald will turn 72 on Thursday June 14 and a picture of him smiling as he was handed the desert was tweeted out by Singapore's Foreign Minister.
He wrote, "Celebrating birthday, a bit early," as he posted a snap of the presidential birthday boy flanked by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Chief of Staff John Kelly.
The US President's plane Air Force One touched down at the Paya Lebar Air Base in the city-state shortly before 8.30pm on Monday, fresh from Canada where he took part in a meeting with America's G7 allies including Prime Minister Theresa May.
He later tweeted: "Great to be in Singapore, excitement in the air!"
He then got into his waiting limousine which took him to the city's Shangri-La Hotel located less than 10 minutes walk from where his North Korean counterpart stayed at the St Regis.
Before the summit, Trump forecast a "nice" outcome from what he said would be a "very interesting meeting" with Kim Jong-un, while Kim spent Monday out of public view.
Meanwhile, US and North Korean officials were engaged in negotiations at the Ritz Carlton on Monday ahead of the sit-down aimed at resolving a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal.
The delegates were setting out specific goals for what Trump and Kim should try to accomplish and multiple potential scenarios for how key issues can be resolved, a US official said.
Reportedly terrified he will be assassinated while overseas, paranoid Kim brought an army of bodyguards with him on his longest ever trip abroad as leader of the crackpot country.
He was welcomed at Singapore's Changi Airport, wearing his trademark Mao Suit with buttoned-up jacket, by Minister Balakrishnan.
Through an interpreter Kim said: "The entire world is watching the historic summit between (North Korea) and the United States of America, and thanks to your sincere efforts ... we were able to complete the preparations for the historic summit."
Two decoy aircrafts, including Kim’s outdated Soviet-era Ilyushin-62 dubbed Air Force Un, also flew from Pyongyang to south-east Asia.
According to Flightrader24, the Air China Boeing 747 which was carrying Kim took off using the flight number CA122, but after travelling towards Beijing, the jet changed its call sign to CA061 before heading south and landing in Singapore at 2.36pm local time.
Kim is said to be “extremely worried” about being murdered while in Singapore.
The dictator, who does not have an air force to command, may be vulnerable to attack because he is travelling on a civilian airline, Business Insider reports.
A massive security team flanked the dictator’s limousine on his way to the St Regis Hotel where he will be a guest during the summit, and armed cops carrying machine guns surrounded his hotel.
He has only publicly left his country three times since taking power after his father's death in late 2011 - twice travelling to China and recently to the southern part of the Demilitarized Zone for talks with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.
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