Donald Trump has vowed that the US will end the "very provocative war games” on the Korean peninsula, as he said America is “prepared to start a new history” with North Korea after holding a historic summit with Kim Jong-un.

Mr Kim has reaffirmed his commitment to "complete denuclearisation" as he and Mr Trump met for the first time after a year of exchanging warmongering threats and personal insults.

In a joint agreement, the North Korean leader and US President vowed to establish "new" relations between Washington and Pyongyang in a document signed by the pair in Singapore on Tuesday.

However, the text made no mention of US demands for "complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation" - jargon for scrapping weapons and committing to inspections. In a sprawling, hour-long Press conference, Mr Trump disclosed that Mr Kim has agreed to destroy a "major missile testing site".

Referring to his aspiration to bring back US troops from South Korea, he said: "I'd like to be able to bring them home… I'd like to be able to end the war games… I think it's very provocative." He added the US will save huge amounts of money by halting the "inappropriate" military exercises with South Korea. Mr Trump said "we are ready to start a new history, to begin a new chapter between our nations", adding: "Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace."

He also revealed that:
Mr Kim has accepted his invitation to visit the White House "sometime in the future"
he halted plans last week for 300 new North Korea sanctions because they would have been "disrespectful" ahead of the summit
any conflict involving North Korea could lead to the loss of tens of millions of lives in South Korea, he believes
he will probably need another summit or meeting with Mr Kim

After a working lunch concluded a morning of negotiations, the two leaders held a signing ceremony, with Mr Trump calling it a "comprehensive" agreement.

Mr Kim said "we are leaving the past behind us" as he pledged "the world will see a major change".

Saying he had formed a "special bond" with Mr Kim, the US president said he would be inviting his North Korean counterpart to the White House.

Asked earlier about the discussions, Mr Trump said: "A really fantastic meeting - a lot of progress. Better than anybody could have expected. Top of the line."

Before lunch, he hailed his “excellent” relationship with Mr Kim and predicted the pair will “solve” the Korean Peninsula stand-off.

The US president said his one-on-one meeting with the North Korean leader, which lasted around 40 minutes, was “very good” and predicted “tremendous success”.

The comments came after the two leaders shared a 12-second handshake as they met for the first time in front of a dozen American and North Korean flags. Mr Trump patted Kim on the arm and shared some words before the pair turned and posed for the cameras in Singapore.

The body language was surprisingly warm, with the pair at times smiling and laughing as they walked along a collonade towards their meeting. Mr Kim greeted his American counterpart with the words: “Nice to meet you Mr President.”

Never before have a sitting North Korean and American leader met. The summit took place at the luxury Capella resort on Sentosa Island, just off the Singaporean coast.

Before their talks - which they held alone except for interpreters - both men expressed optimism about the summit.

“I feel really great," said Mr Trump. "We are gonna have a great discussion and I think tremendous success. We will be tremendously successful. It's my honour. We will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt.”

Mr Kim said: "The way to come to here was not easy. The old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles on our way forward but we overcame all of them and we are here today."

The sight of the two men sitting side-by-side encapsulated a remarkable turnaround in the pair’s relationship, given they were trading insults and threats last year. Mr Trump had said he would known within a minute if Mr Kim was serious about giving up his nuclear arsenal and, when the pair emerged, Mr Trump was pleased.

Asked how the talks went, Mr Trump said from a balcony: “Very good. Very, very good. Excellent relationship." Mr Kim stood next to him, but did not respond when repeatedly asked questions by reporters.

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