Pakistan welcomes Trump-Kim meeting

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Dr. Mohammad Faisal, expressed the hope in a message on Twitter that this meeting would lead to peace and stability in the region. (Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS)
Updated 12 June 2018
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Pakistan welcomes Trump-Kim meeting

  • President Trump and Kim Jong Un have signed a document to embark on a new relationship between two countries
  • “Pakistan has consistently supported all efforts toward the peaceful settlement of the issues in the Korean peninsula,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman said

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday in Singapore.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Dr. Mohammad Faisal, expressed the hope in a message on Twitter that this meeting would lead to peace and stability in the region.

“Pakistan has consistently supported all efforts toward the peaceful settlement of the issues in the Korean peninsula,” the spokesman added.
After the historic summit meeting in Singapore President Trump and Kim Jong Un have signed a document to embark on a new relationship between two countries.
Earlier this month in a weekly news briefing, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman had said that Pakistan wishes peace and stability for the Korean Peninsula. “Pakistan has consistently supported the objective of a nuclear-weapon-free Korean Peninsula in line with the mutual agreement between all the stakeholders,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.