President Donald J. Trump arrives Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore in preparation for the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, June 10, 2018. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Perhaps the most important outcome was to open a channel between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim and set the stage for more high-level negotiations over thorny issues like the pace of North Korea’s denuclearization and a verification process that the declaration says are slated to begin as soon as possible.
The shift to dialogue is a stark contrast to the situation last year, when a series of North Korean weapons tests prompted increasingly bellicose language from the U.S. president. The two leaders taunted each other and threatened nuclear attack.
On Tuesday, Mr. Trump lauded Mr. Kim as “a very worthy, very smart negotiator.”
“We had a terrific day, and we learned a lot about each other and about our countries,” Mr. Trump said. “I learned he’s a very talented man. I also learned that he loves his country very much.”
Mr. Kim, for his part, expressed his gratitude to the U.S. leader for making the summit possible, and said he wanted to “leave the past behind.”
“The world will see a major change” as a result of their talks, he said.
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