Is it a wise decision for Trump-Kim summit to abstract the nuclear issue?

North Korea's Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump hold high-stakes nuclear summit in Singapore

North Korea's Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump hold high-stakes nuclear summit in Singapore Source: AP

The meeting ended with the signing of a joint communique between the leaders of the United States and North Korea. The statement is without mentioning the two main points that must be verified by the outside world and cannot be reversed.


Dr. James Reilly, associate professor of international relations at the University of Sydney said it is a smart and realistic decision to focus on economics and diplomacy instead of talking directly about denuclearization.


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