WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump claimed Friday following his summit with Kim Jong Un that he has "largely solved" the North Korean nuclear problem.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said president Barack Obama told him before he took office that the "most dangerous problem" for the United States was North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
"I have solved that problem," Trump said. "Now we’re getting it memorialized and all but that problem is largely solved."
"We signed a very good document," he said. “But more importantly than the document I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un.
"That’s a very important thing. I can now call him," he said. “I gave him a very direct number. He can now call me if he has any difficulty. We have communication.
"People are shocked," the president continued. "They thought Trump was going to get in, he’s going to start throwing bombs all over the place".
"It’s actually the opposite."
Trump claims he has 'largely solved' North Korea problem
Trump claims he has 'largely solved' North Korea problem
Maduro arrives in New York after capture by US
- The 63-year-old leader was to be taken first to the offices of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, then to the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal facility in Brooklyn, according to US media
NEWBURGH, United States: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived Saturday evening at a military base in the United States and was transferred to New York City, after his capture by US forces in Caracas.
FBI agents surrounded Maduro as he descended from a US government plane and slowly escorted him along the tarmac at a National Guard facility in New York state.
The leftist leader was then flown by helicopter to Manhattan, where a large law enforcement contingent awaited, AFP images showed.
The 63-year-old leader was to be taken first to the offices of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, then to the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal facility in Brooklyn, according to US media.
The detention center is the same jail where rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was held throughout his trial last year.
Maduro and his wife are to be arraigned at an unspecified date before a judge in New York. They have been charged with “narco-terrorism,” importing tons of cocaine into the United States, and possession of illegal weapons.
