{"id":139985,"date":"2018-06-12T10:02:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T10:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/trump-kim-summit-us-president-hails-deal-after-historic-summit\/"},"modified":"2018-06-12T10:02:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T10:02:03","slug":"trump-kim-summit-us-president-hails-deal-after-historic-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/trump-kim-summit-us-president-hails-deal-after-historic-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Kim summit: US president hails deal after historic summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p069tn3l.jpg\"\/>Media playback is unsupported on your device<figcaption>Media captionKim: &quot;The world will see a major change&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">US President Donald Trump says his historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that ended in a joint agreement were &quot;tremendous&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The signed document includes a pledge from Mr Kim to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump later said the US would suspend its military exercises that have infuriated North Korea, which analysts see as an apparent concession.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time a sitting US president met a North Korean leader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LIVE: Follow the latest summit updates<\/li>\n<li>Handshake moment explained in pictures<\/li>\n<li>Diplomacy on a plate: What did they eat?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pair shook hands, held talks together and ate lunch accompanied by advisers.<\/p>\n<p>It caps a remarkable turnaround for the two, who only last year were engaged in angry threats.<\/p>\n<h2>What did they agree?<\/h2>\n<p>The summit centred on nuclear disarmament and reducing tensions. <\/p>\n<p>The agreement said the two countries would co-operate towards &quot;new relations&quot; while the US would provide &quot;security guarantees&quot; to North Korea. <\/p>\n<p>On nuclear weapons, Mr Kim &quot;reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula&quot;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full text of the signed statement<\/li>\n<li>Trump-Kim summit explained <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Observers say the document lacks substance, in particular on how denuclearisation would be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>But in a media conference after, Mr Trump went further, unveiling details not in the agreed text.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The US would suspend its &quot;provocative&quot; war games it holds with South Korea, he said, while he added he wanted to see US troops withdrawn from the South. Analysts have said this is a major concession<\/li>\n<li>On denuclearisation, he said that Mr Kim had agreed to it being &quot;verified&quot;, a key US demand ahead of the meeting<\/li>\n<li>Mr Trump said Mr Kim had also agreed to destroy a &quot;major missile engine testing site&quot;<\/li>\n<li>But he said sanctions would remain in place for now, and argued &quot;we haven&#039;t given up anything&quot;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several reporters asked whether Mr Trump had raised the issue of human rights with Mr Kim, who runs a totalitarian regime with extreme censorship and forced-labour camps.<\/p>\n<figure>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p069tckx.jpg\"\/>Media playback is unsupported on your device<figcaption>Media captionTrump-Kim summit: The view from South Koreans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US president said he had, and would not retract his description of Mr Kim as &quot;talented&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Well, he is very talented,&quot; Mr Trump said. &quot;Anybody that takes over a situation like he did at 26 years of age and is able to run it and run it tough. 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