Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit
President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.
President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the
issues related to the establishment of new U.S.–DPRK relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on
the Korean Peninsula. President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong Un
reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Convinced that the establishment of new U.S.–DPRK relations will contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Korean
Peninsula and of the world, and recognizing that mutual confidence building can promote the denuclearization of the
Korean Peninsula, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un state the following:
1. The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.–DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the
peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
2. The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean
Peninsula.
3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization
of the Korean Peninsula.
4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of
those already identified.
Having acknowledged that the U.S.–DPRK summit—the first in history—was an epochal event of great significance in
overcoming decades of tensions and hostilities between the two countries and for the opening up of a new future,
President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un commit to implement the stipulations in this joint statement fully and
expeditiously. The United States and the DPRK commit to hold follow-on negotiations, led by the U.S. Secretary of State,
Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest possible date, to implement the outcomes of the
U.S.–DPRK summit.
President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have committed to cooperate for the development of new U.S.–DPRK relations and
for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world.
DONALD J. TRUMP
President of the United States of America
KIM JONG UN
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
June 12, 2018
Sentosa Island
Singapore