President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and
Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12,
2018.
President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a
comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related
to the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations and the building of a lasting
and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. President Trump committed to
provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed
his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean
Peninsula.
Convinced that the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations will
contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and of the
world, and recognizing that mutual confidence building can promote the
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong
Un state the following:
"1.
The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in
accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and
prosperity."
"2.
The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and
stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula."
"3.
Reaffirming the April 27, 20198 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work
toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
"4.
The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including
the immediate repatriation of those already identified."
Having acknowledged that the U.S.-DPRK summit — the first in
history — was an epochal event of great significance and overcoming decades of
tensions and hostilities between the two countries and for the opening of a new
future, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un commit to implement the
stipulations in this joint statement fully and expeditiously. The United States
and the DPRK commit to hold follow-on negotiations led by the U.S. Secretary of
State, Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest
possible date, to implement the outcomes of the U.S.-DPRK summit.
President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and
Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea have committed to cooperate for the development of new
U.S.-DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of
the Korean Peninsula and of the world.
June 12, 2018
Sentosa Island
Singapore
