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Trump Optimistic That Summit Will Lead To Denuclearization

AM800-News-Trump-Kim-1.3887287 SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - JUNE 12: In this handout photograph provided by The Strait Times, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) with U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during their historic U.S.-DPRK summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island on June 12, 2018 in Singapore. U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held the historic meeting between leaders of both countries on Tuesday morning in Singapore, carrying hopes to end decades of hostility and the threat of North Korea's nuclear programme. (Photo by Kevin Lim/The Strait Times/Handout/Getty Images) (North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic U.S.-DPRK summit in Singapore. (Photo by Kevin Lim/The Strait Times/Handout/Getty Images))

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reaffirming his commitment to eventual and complete denuclearization

U-S President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a joint document in which they commit to working toward the ``complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.''

The document signed at their historic summit in Singapore also includes a commitment to recovering the remains of U-S military personnel missing in action and presumed dead from the Korean War.

Nearly 7,800 U-S troops remain unaccounted for from the 1950-to-1953 war.

Trump also said he would like to eventually bring U.S. troops home from South Korea.  There are more than 30,000 U.S. troops in South Korea.

North Korea has long been angry about the joint military operations between the U.S. and South Korea, viewing them as preparation for an invasion.  In a news briefing, Trump said the joint exercises are very expensive and "provocative."

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