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How major players reacted to the Kim-Trump summit

Interested parties responded with a combination of positivity and self interest

After months of planning, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un finally met in Singapore and held a much-anticipated summit.

The meeting ended with the signing of a joint declaration that – in broad terms – includes a DPRK commitment to the “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” and the establishment of security guarantees from Washington in return.

The statement also sees the two leaders “consent to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations” to “join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.”

Following the summit, key regional actors and global bodies reacted