Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump¹ signed a "comprehensive" agreement here on Tuesday afternoon.

 

周二下午，朝鲜最高领导人金正恩与美国总统特朗普签署一份“全面性”协议。

 

At the signing ceremony, Trump said it was "a very important document, pretty comprehensive document."

 

Kim called it "a historic² document," saying the two sides will "leave the past behind" and the world will "see a major change."

 

Asked about denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Trump said: "We are starting that process very, very, very quickly, absolutely."

 

He said the United States' relationship with the DPRK and the Korean Peninsula "is going to be a very much different situation than it has in the past."

 

Earlier in the day, the two leaders held a 40-minute meeting one on one with only their translators at their side, before their entourages joined them for a larger meeting and a working lunch.

 

After the signing ceremony, Kim is expected to fly back home in the afternoon, while Trump will give a press conference before leaving Singapore.

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