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WastelandCowboy
06/12/18 8:54:24 PM
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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619168996/read-the-joint-statement-from-president-donald-trump-and-kim-jong-un

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a statement Tuesday promoting "mutual confidence building" to "promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." In the statement, the leaders outlined four commitments: establishing relations, building a "lasting a stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula," working toward denuclearization and recovering POW/MIA remains.

Follow NPR's coverage of the Singapore summit and statement here, and read the statement below as released by the White House:

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 12, 2018

Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit

President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related to the establishment of new U.S.DPRK relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Convinced that the establishment of new U.S.DPRK relations will contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and of the world, and recognizing that mutual confidence building can promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un state the following:

The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.

The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.

Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.

Having acknowledged that the U.S.DPRK summitthe first in historywas 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.

President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America 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 U.S.DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world.
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WastelandCowboy
06/12/18 8:54:33 PM
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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619192513/president-trumps-press-conference-on-north-korea-summit-annotated

President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday in Singapore. The two signed a joint statement committing to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

After the summit, Trump spoke to reporters about the meeting and took questions. Following is a transcript of the press conference, provided by the White House, annotated by NPR reporters.


https://apps.npr.org/factchecks/20180612-singapore-summit-press-conference/child.html

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EvilMegas
06/12/18 8:58:13 PM
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Yay, so we're allies with Russia and nk and are beefing with everyone else.
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Mead
06/12/18 8:59:31 PM
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Lots of promises but I dont see any actual details.
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Krow_Incarnate
06/12/18 9:05:56 PM
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EvilMegas posted...
Yay, so we're allies with Russia and nk and are beefing with everyone else.

I mean, Russia's pretty much the only other relevant country, so I'm more or less okay with that.

More or less.
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papercup
06/12/18 9:21:04 PM
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Krow_Incarnate posted...
EvilMegas posted...
Yay, so we're allies with Russia and nk and are beefing with everyone else.

I mean, Russia's pretty much the only other relevant country, so I'm more or less okay with that.

More or less.


What? It's not even in the top 10 biggest economies.
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MrMelodramatic
06/12/18 9:24:35 PM
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Krow_Incarnate posted...
EvilMegas posted...
Yay, so we're allies with Russia and nk and are beefing with everyone else.

I mean, Russia's pretty much the only other relevant country, so I'm more or less okay with that.

More or less.

By what metric?
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Andromicus
06/12/18 9:25:39 PM
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Canada is now the greatest threat to American sovereignty
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Kyuubi4269
06/12/18 9:31:42 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
Krow_Incarnate posted...
EvilMegas posted...
Yay, so we're allies with Russia and nk and are beefing with everyone else.

I mean, Russia's pretty much the only other relevant country, so I'm more or less okay with that.

More or less.

By what metric?

Military, presumably.
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Scloud posted...
Its like he wants two things at the same time.
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AwesomeTurtwig
06/12/18 9:32:20 PM
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Andromicus posted...
Canada is now the greatest threat to American sovereignty

Canada is only a threat to themselves.
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Mead
06/12/18 9:33:29 PM
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Krow_Incarnate posted...
EvilMegas posted...
Yay, so we're allies with Russia and nk and are beefing with everyone else.

I mean, Russia's pretty much the only other relevant country, so I'm more or less okay with that.

More or less.


lolwhat
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Veedrock-
06/12/18 9:43:18 PM
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Nixon to China.
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