Washington(August 02, 2018): Donald Trump has said he is looking forward to meeting Kim Jong-un again soon as he thanked the North Korean leader for returning the remains of US soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean war.
“Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong-un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind of action,” the US president tweeted early on Thursday.
Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong Un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action. Also, thank you for your nice letter – l look forward to seeing you soon!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2018
“Also, thank you for your nice letter – I look forward to seeing you soon!” Trump added.
The pledge to return the remains of US soldiers was made during the pair’s June meeting in Singapore. North Korea also committed to working towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Kim sent a letter to Trump in mid-July saying he hoped there would be the second meeting, but it is unclear if this was the “nice letter” to which Trump referred on Thursday.
Trump also praised an “incredibly beautiful ceremony” in Hawaii, at which the US vice-president, Mike Pence, officially received the remains on US soil.
The pledge to transfer war remains was seen as a goodwill gesture by Kim at the Singapore summit and was the most concrete agreement reached by the two sides.
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