Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal



Analysis Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal The Korean Peninsula is now far further from the ‘peace and prosperity’ promised in 2018 James Fretwell June 11, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kevin Lim/The Straits Times \| Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore in June 2018 The joint statement signed at the historic U.S.-DPRK summit in Singapore is essentially a dead deal in 2021, despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent pledge to build on it. The Singapore statement, signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and then-U.S. President Donald Trump on June 12, 2018, promised “peace and prosperity” on the Korean Peninsula and affirmed the DPRK leader’s commitment to denuclearization. But after Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, there was speculation about how much continuity there would be between the two administrations. Biden Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine

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Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal

The Korean Peninsula is now far further from the ‘peace and prosperity’ promised in 2018

James Fretwell June 11, 2021

Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal

Kevin Lim/The Straits Times | Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore in June 2018

The joint statement signed at the historic U.S.-DPRK summit in Singapore is essentially a dead deal in 2021, despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent pledge to build on it.

The Singapore statement, signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and then-U.S. President Donald Trump on June 12, 2018, promised “peace and prosperity” on the Korean Peninsula and affirmed the DPRK leader’s commitment to denuclearization.

But after Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, there was speculation about how much continuity there would be between the two administrations. Biden

Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal

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