Trump praises Korean summit, cites progress on North Korea


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Sep 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit locations affected by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, from Washington, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Wednesday's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and said there had been "tremendous progress" with North Korea on several fronts including Pyongyang's denuclearisation.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said agreements reached between the two Korean leaders at the meeting, in which North Korea said it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities with witnesses, was "very good news."

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