US to lift sanctions on N Korea after denuclearization

ANI  |  Singapore City [Singapore] 

on Tuesday assured that the (US) will lift the sanctions slapped on the reclusive nation, after it's certain that nuclear missiles are "no longer a factor".

"The sanctions will come off when we are sure that nuclear missiles are no longer a factor. I am looking forward to take them off," Trump said in a press conference in after the talks with North Korea's ended.

"We signed a very comprehensive document today and I think when he (Kim Jong-un) lands in he will start the process soon," he added.

Both the leaders signed a joint agreement, according to which Kim committed for 'complete denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula', as per

"It is a great day and one of the greatest moments in the history of the world," Trump added, "We are prepared for the new history. We are ready to write new chapters. The past does not to have defined future."

Prior to the signing of the comprehensive document, both the leaders had a working lunch and walked around Capella, where they held a bilateral meeting in the morning.

The meeting came after months of deliberations between two countries over the time and venue of the summit.

Despite Kim threatening to call off the summit talks following the 'Max military drills' and Trump announcing to call off the event, citing "tremendous anger and open hostility" from as the reason, the historic summit finally culminated successfully.

Trump has departed for the US from Singapore's Paya Lebar Airbase aboard after holding talks with North Korea's

He's headed back to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, with brief stops in and first, reported.

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First Published: Tue, June 12 2018. 18:20 IST