Millennium Post

WORLD HAS SEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH CONFLICT: TRUMP

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There is a great deal of work ahead to implement the denucleari­sation deal with North Korea but peace is always worth that effort, US President Donald Trump has said, observing that the world has seen more than enough conflict.

Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued a joint statement after their meeting in Singapore on June 12 that reaffirmed Pyongyang's commitment to work towards complete denucleari­sation of the Korean peninsula .

"Our world has seen more than enough conflict. If there's a chance at peace, if there's a chance to end the horrible threat of nuclear conflict, then we must pursue it at all costs. The people of America, the people of the Koreas, the people of world deserve a future of security and of peace," Trump said in a video message on Friday.

In the coming days, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be working directly with North Korea to implement the denucleari­sation deal, he said, adding that in the meantime, sanctions will remain in place.

"We know that there's a great deal of work ahead, but peace is always worth that effort. We have been working very hard. I made the trip. It was worth every second. It was an incredible event. The people of Asia feel safe and right now, the people from all over the world feel much safer than the days before I was president," Trump said.

In his nearly three minute video message, Trump talked about his recent summit meeting with Kim.

"This summit marked a new beginning for relations between the United States and North Korea, and it opened the path to a future for all Koreans-- North and south," Trump said.

The summit also made a clean break from the failed approaches of past US administra­tions, he said.

"Our conversati­on was open, honest, direct, and very, very productive. We produce something that is beautiful," he said. This is the beginning of the process toward the denucleari­sation of North Korea. "I sometimes say the Denuking of North Korea, and those are beautiful words," Trump said.

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