Trump says there's no rush for North Korea Denuclearisation.
He insisted the United States would accept nothing less than complete Denuclearisation.
When asked about Denuclearisation, Trump said:"We are starting the process very quickly".
In response to a question about Denuclearisation, Trump said,“We're starting that process… very quickly.”.
But the US maintains the sanctions will
stay in place until North Korea makes more significant Denuclearisation moves.
The Japanese prime minister backed Trump for his efforts regarding North Korea and
demanded complete Denuclearisation of North Korea.
A top US official said here on Monday that that complete and
verifiable Denuclearisation of North Korea was within reach.
The root of this standoff is that North Korea and
the US have never really agreed on the goalposts of“Denuclearisation”.
Mr Kim met US President Donald Trump to discuss Denuclearisation in June 2018 but with few results so far.
According to the White House, during the call, Trump and Modi discussed further steps to ensure Denuclearisation of North Korea.
But the Singapore meeting failed to clearly define Denuclearisation or produce a specific timeline towards dismantling the North's
atomic weapons arsenal.
Trump said Kim'reaffirmed' his commitment to Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula
and also agreed to destroy a missile engine test site.
As per the White House statement, during the call, Trump and Modi even discussed steps to ensure Denuclearisation of North Korea.
According to the White House, during the call, Trump and Modi also discussed further steps to ensure Denuclearisation of North Korea.
And the primary requirement for us to get to the end
point is to achieve final, fully, verified Denuclearisation of North Korea.
Denying that he was“walking back” on Denuclearisation, Trump said he looked forward to helping
Kim achieve a tremendous economic future for his country.
The definition of Denuclearisation remains ambiguous for both the countries,
indicating they are not on the same page regarding its meaning or scope.
The US president and the North's leader held a historic summit
in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on Denuclearisation.
He said that the North Korean leader has expressed his"commitment to Denuclearisation"
and will"refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests" during the negotiations.
The US president and the North Korean leader held a historic
summit in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on Denuclearisation.
In their joint declaration after the historic meeting June 12 in Singapore,
the North Korean leader"reaffirmed his commitment" to the"complete Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula".
It begins with an end to the aggression of your regime, a stop to your development of ballistic missiles
and complete, verifiable, and total Denuclearisation.".
Describing the issue as"highly complex and sensitive", Mr Xi said his government
was willing to play a constructive role in the Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Before the Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un, the Trump administration said Denuclearisation should start“without delay,” and after the meeting,
it spoke of the process beginning“very quickly”.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomed the news,
saying that“complete Denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is an issue that should fundamentally
be resolved between the US and North Korea through negotiation”,