Trump says Kim's will to change as great or greater than his
- 6 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump held a lengthy press conference after the North Korea-U.S. summit wrapped up in Singapore.
Full of his usual swagger,... Trump fielded a range of questions.
Our Oh Jung-hee, who was at the press conference for us,... files this report.
President Trump said he had some intensive and comprehensive discussions with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un... and saw that Kim had decided to take a first bold step towards a bright new future.
Saying that enemies of the past can become friends,... Trump said Kim Jong-un will be remembered as a leader who brought prosperity to North Korea... and that he trusts him.
"I think he might want to do this as much or even more than me because they see a very bright future for North Korea. So you never know. Right? We never know."
As to why the phrase "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" couldn't be fully stipulated in the agreement, Trump stressed the phrase "complete denuclearization" in and of itself is meaningful and shows the North's firm will to denuclearize.
He cited Pyongyang's dismantlement of Punggye-ri nuclear test site last month... and plus:
"Chairman Kim told me that North Korea is already destroying a major missile engine testing site. That's not in your signed document. We agreed to that after the agreement was signed. That's a big thing. The missiles they were testing, the site is going to be destroyed very soon."
But according to him, the sanctions will remain in effect until the U.S. confirms North Korean nuclear weapons are no more.
He said he will invite Kim to the White House... and visit Pyongyang himself at an appropriate time.
And in signing the peace treaty after declaring the end of the Korean War, Trump said he will involve both South and North Korea as well as China as signatories.
"President Trump stressed that once Kim Jong-un gets back to North Korea, he is going to immediately start work to implement the joint statement. However, the agreement didn't contain specific denuclearization measures, so it remains to be seen how Washingnton and Pyongyang will work things out from here. Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News, Singapore."
Full of his usual swagger,... Trump fielded a range of questions.
Our Oh Jung-hee, who was at the press conference for us,... files this report.
President Trump said he had some intensive and comprehensive discussions with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un... and saw that Kim had decided to take a first bold step towards a bright new future.
Saying that enemies of the past can become friends,... Trump said Kim Jong-un will be remembered as a leader who brought prosperity to North Korea... and that he trusts him.
"I think he might want to do this as much or even more than me because they see a very bright future for North Korea. So you never know. Right? We never know."
As to why the phrase "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" couldn't be fully stipulated in the agreement, Trump stressed the phrase "complete denuclearization" in and of itself is meaningful and shows the North's firm will to denuclearize.
He cited Pyongyang's dismantlement of Punggye-ri nuclear test site last month... and plus:
"Chairman Kim told me that North Korea is already destroying a major missile engine testing site. That's not in your signed document. We agreed to that after the agreement was signed. That's a big thing. The missiles they were testing, the site is going to be destroyed very soon."
But according to him, the sanctions will remain in effect until the U.S. confirms North Korean nuclear weapons are no more.
He said he will invite Kim to the White House... and visit Pyongyang himself at an appropriate time.
And in signing the peace treaty after declaring the end of the Korean War, Trump said he will involve both South and North Korea as well as China as signatories.
"President Trump stressed that once Kim Jong-un gets back to North Korea, he is going to immediately start work to implement the joint statement. However, the agreement didn't contain specific denuclearization measures, so it remains to be seen how Washingnton and Pyongyang will work things out from here. Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News, Singapore."