Trump Departs Singapore Early After Signing Vague Deal With Kim: “Nothing More We Could Have Done”

CNBC reports:

The much anticipated agreement that was signed between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday has drawn much hard-hitting criticism for not being sufficiently specific, especially on what denuclearization really means.

A photo of the document, which Trump deemed “very comprehensive,” revealed that North Korea will work toward “complete denuclearization,” among other points that the two leaders agreed on. But many experts expressed dismay and disappointment at the accord.

Andrew Gilholm, director of North Asia analysis at Control Risks, called the statement “brief and vague” and said it lacked any detail or new commitments.

“It is likely to be criticized by many observers who object to Trump dealing with Kim without tangible North Korean commitments to real, rapid denuclearization, although such commitments were never a realistic expectation,” he told CNBC via email.

The full text of the agreement is here.

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SINGAPORE (AP) _ Trump departs Singapore after North Korea summit, says leaving early because `there was nothing more we could have done’

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 12, 2018