U.S. President Donald Trump¹ on Tuesday expressed optimism that the denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula would "start soon" and hopes that China could participate in the signing process of a peace treaty.

 

美国总统特朗普对朝鲜半岛“马上开始”无核化进程表示乐观，他希望中国可以参与签署和平条约。

 

At a press conference at the Capella Hotel in Singapore's Sentosa Island Tuesday afternoon, Trump called his meeting with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), "honest, direct, and productive."

 

Kim has "reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Trump said, adding that the denuclearization process will start "right away."

 

"We will do it as fast as it can mechanically and physically² be done," he said.

 

However, Trump also said denuclearization will take time.

 

According to the president, the U.S. side will meet next week to "go over the details." He also wants to work with China, South Korea and Japan. "China is very helpful," Trump said.

 

He said at present, sanctions against the DPRK remain, but he looks forward to ending the sanctions if relations progress.

 

As for a peace treaty in replacement³ of the current armistice⁴ agreement after the 1950-53 Korean War, Trump said he very much wants China to participate in its signing.

 

"I think it would be great to have China involved and also of course, South Korea," he said.

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