Though both Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said significant progress had been made in Hanoi, the two sides appeared to be galaxies apart on an agreement that would live up to US stated goals.
"North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse," the US president said on Twitter.
As the top U.S. diplomat jetted to South Korea for follow-up talks Wednesday, much of Asia was still trying to process the whirlwind events of the day before.
Kim and Trump held the first ever bilateral summit between the leaders of their respective nations on June 12.
In an apparent reference to North Korea’s alleged nuclear proliferation linkages with Pakistan, the MEA said, “We also hope that the resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue will take into account and address our concerns about proliferation linkages extending to India’s neighbourhood.”
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit on Tuesday by signing a document in which Trump pledged “security guarantees” to North Korea and Kim reiterated his commitment to “complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.”
"India welcomes the United States-DPRK Summit held in Singapore. This is a positive development. India has always supported all efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and diplomacy," the MEA said in a statement.
Up early in Singapore, Trump tweeted with cautious optimism: “Meetings between staffs and representatives are going well and quickly ... but in the end, that doesn’t matter. We will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen!”
Trump forecast a "nice" outcome, while Kim spent the day out of view as both sides finalised preparations for the meeting, which was to kick off at 9 am (6.30IST) on Tuesday with a handshake between Trump and Kim, an image sure to be devoured around the world.
Addressing a press conference on the eve of Trump-Kim historic summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that preparatory talks were advancing more quickly than expected.
The upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong un in Singapore on Tuesday will kick off a potentially lengthy diplomatic process to try to resolve the standoff over Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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