United States President Donald Trump deeply expressed excitement after North Korean government’s statements after inter-korean summit in Pyongyang, Sputnik reported.
North Korea and South Korea signed a joint statement as well as an agreement in military sector following the results of the summit in Pyongyang.
Donald trump took to Twitter to praise the statements after the summit: “Kim Jong-un has agreed to allow Nuclear inspections, subject to final negotiations, and to permanently dismantle a test site and launch pad in the presence of international experts. In the meantime there will be no Rocket or Nuclear testing. Hero remains to continue being returned home to the United States. Also, North and South Korea will file a joint bid to host the 2032 Olympics. Very exciting!” the US president tweeted.
Following Moon’s historic visit to the North Korean capital, unprecedented steps towards reconciliation and denuclearization on the peninsula have been spelled out in the joint declaration.
The leaders of two Koreas signed earlier a joint statement after their meeting, which said that Pyongyang decided to fully dismantle its rocket testing field in Tonchkhan-ni as well as to dismantle its nuclear reactor in Yonbyon. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that both nations agreed to make efforts to denuclearize the peninsula.
“The North expressed its willingness to continue taking additional steps, such as permanent shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear facility, should the United States take corresponding measures under the spirit of the June 12 North Korea-US joint statement,” the declaration said, as quoted by Yonhap.
The North Korea-US talks had somewhat stalled in the months after the historic Singapore summit in June, and especially after Trump cancelled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Pyongyang last month, citing the lack of progress in the denuclearization process.
The nations’ defense ministers also sign a military agreement, agreeing to withdraw servicemen from the demilitarised zone and disarm personnel in Panmunjom truce village, as well as to to create a 80-kilometre zone free from military exercises in Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan.
Seoul and Pyongyang also agreed to send joint team to 2020 Olympic games and to submit joint bid to host 2032 games.
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