North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump (File Photo | AP) 
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US President Donald Trump praises Korean summit, cites progress on North Korea

Trump said North Korea saying it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities with witnesses, was very good news. 

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump hailed Wednesday's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and said there had been "tremendous progress" with North Korea on several fronts including Pyongyang's denuclearization.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said agreements reached between the two Korean leaders at the meeting, in which North Korea said it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities with witnesses, was "very good news."

"He's calm and I'm calm, so we'll see what happens," Trump said, referring to Kim.

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