April 19, 2024
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North Korea committed to dismantling uranium, plutonium facilities: White House

U.S. prepared to "mobilize investment, improve infrastructure, enhance food security, and more"

North Korea has committed to dismantling its uranium and plutonium processing facilities during prior discussions with the U.S.,  a "fact sheet" published by the White House on Thursday said.

While North Korea only agreed to "work towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" in a declaration signed by Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump in Singapore in 2018, U.S. officials had previously insisted publicly that additional commitments had been made.

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