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[Headlines] (HL-정치/사회/경제) Trump, Kim Sign Joint Agreement in Singapore
최고관리자  |  18-06-13 09:53



The leaders of the United States and North Korea met for the first time in Singapore Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held direct talks about the North’s nuclear activities and other issues. Then, they were joined by top advisers. The two men signed an agreement at the end of five hours of meetings. In the agreement, Kim expressed his “firm and unwavering” support for “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula. Trump offered “to provide security guarantees” to North Korea. The historic meeting was the first between a North Korean leader and a U.S. president while he was still in office.
* sign an agreement = 합의서에 서명하다/ firm = 확고한, 변치 않을, 확실한/ unwavering = 변함없는, 확고한/ denuclearization = 비핵화/ security guarantee = 안전 보장/ historic meeting = 역사적인 회담/ in office = 재직 중에

Tuesday morning Trump shook hands with the North Korean leader in front of U.S. and North Korean flags at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island. The president said he believed he would be able to get along with Kim. "We will have a terrific relationship, no doubt." Kim said, "We overcame all odds to come here." Then, the two leaders met for a one-on-one meeting for about 40 minutes. What exactly they discussed has yet to be made public. After that meeting, the leaders joined with top aides for extended talks. The U.S. side included Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Among those with Kim was Kim Yong Chol, who met with Trump at the White House last week. Trump called the document he and Kim signed “comprehensive.” It calls for the U.S. and North Korea to jointly work on efforts to build a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. It calls on the two sides to work together on establishing new relations and to recover the remains of prisoners of war and military members missing in action. The two sides also promised to hold additional negotiations.
* shake hands with ~ = ~와 악수하다/ get along with ~ = ~와 잘 지내다/ overcome = 극복하다/ odds = 역경, 곤란/ call for = (공식적으로) 요구하다/ call on = 요구하다/ work on ~ = (해결, 개선하기 위해) ~에 애쓰다[공들이다]/ remains = (죽은 사람, 동물의) 유해/ prisoner of war(POW) = 전쟁 포로/ missing in action(MIA) = 전투 중에 실종된

Trump told VOA after the talks that the agreement was the result of months of negotiations. "You know that could have ended in a war," Trump said. He added, "But we ended with a deal." Trump said that U.S. troops based in South Korea will stay where they are, but he announced an end to military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. “We will be stopping the war games, which will save us a tremendous amount of money, unless and until we see the future negotiation is not going along like it should...” Later, Trump told reporters that existing U.S. sanctions against North Korea will remain in place until the North’s nuclear weapons "are no longer a factor." Those measures are designed to punish the North Korean government for its nuclear activities. Trump said he and Kim discussed the possibility of ending the North’s nuclear weapons program. He said that efforts to confirm denuclearization would be achieved "by having a lot of people there." He also predicted Kim would begin work right away to live up to the agreement. Experts estimate that North Korea has between 20 and 80 nuclear weapons. Trump said he and Kim only very briefly talked about human rights, but that the two sides would discuss it more in the future. When asked about thousands of people held in labor camps, Trump said he thinks he has helped them because things in North Korea will change. "I think they are one of the great winners today," he said. Trump spoke about American college student Otto Warmbier, who was arrested by North Korean officials in 2016. Warmbier died a year ago after he returned to the United States with severe brain damage. "Otto did not die in vain,” Trump said. “He had a lot to do with us being here today.” After the meeting, Trump told reporters that he also raised the issue of Japanese citizens seized by North Korea. He said negotiators would work on that issue.
* end in ~ = ~로 끝나다/ remain in place = 그대로 유지되다/ measure = 조치, 정책/ live up to ~ = ~에 부응하다, ~에 따라 행동하다/ human rights = 인권/ labor camp = 강제 노동 수용소/ brain damage = 뇌 손상/ in vain = 헛되이

The meeting was closely watched by South Koreans. South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a cabinet meeting as the Singapore meeting took place. Moon played a strong part in organizing the talks between the U.S. and North Korean leaders, which Trump cancelled at one point. North and South Korea are still technically at war because a peace treaty has never been signed to end the Korean War. Some observers have criticized Trump for agreeing to meet with the North Korean leader. They said the move represented a major concession to the North for little in return. Before the talks, Trump said the release of “three hostages” was enough for him to go ahead with the meeting. Speaking to VOA after the meeting, Trump said he had great feelings for the North Korean people. He said because of the developments with the North’s leaders, “great things are going to happen for North Korea.”
* cabinet meeting = 각료 회의/ play a part in ~ = ~에서 일익을 담당하다/ at war = 전쟁 중인/ peace treaty = 평화 조약/ concession = (언쟁을 끝내거나 상황을 개선하기 위한) 양보[양해]/ in return = 보답[답례]으로/ hostage = 인질/ go ahead with ~ = ~을 추진하다

[Full text of the Trump-Kim joint statement]

Joint Statement of 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 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 a new US-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 US-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 US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.

2. The United States and the DPRK will join the efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.

3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panumunjeom 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 US-DRPK 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 agreement fully and expeditiously. The United States and the DPRK commit to hold follow-on negotiations, led by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest possible date, to implement the outcomes of the US-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 US-DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and the security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world.