Channel: World News

Category: News & Politics

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Description: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to work on a complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula during a historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday (June 12). The two leaders met at the Capella Hotel on the tourist island of Senates and shook hands for the first time. They proceeded with a closed-door bilateral meeting, had a working lunch and later signed documents. The two also shared light-hearted moments, with Trump showing his presidential car "The Beast" to Kim. Both leaders pledged to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy. The joint statement signed at the end of their historic summit in Singapore gave few details on how either goal would be achieved. The statement of intent offered no firm timetable for action.