Trump and Kim agree to recover and return U.S. service members’ remains in what could be summit’s most tangible outcome

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
By Paul Martin

The two leaders agreed to return the remains of American servicemen as part of their historic Singapore accord
Trump said he heard from countless American families who want ‘the remains of their sons back’
The president said it was a last-minute request and Kim granted it
Nearly 7,800 U.S. troops remain unaccounted for from the Korean war and about 5,300 were lost in North Korea
Trump said the state of human rights in North Korea will be discussed later

By EMILY GOODIN, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER
DAILYMAIL.COM
12 June 2018

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un have agreed to return the remains of American servicemen who fought in the Korean War to the U.S. as part of their historic Singapore accord.

In a joint statement signed by the two leaders, the countries committed to the recovery of the remains of U.S. military personnel from the Korean War and the immediate repatriation of those already identified.

Trump said he’s heard from countless American families who want ‘the remains of their sons back.’

‘I asked for it today, and we got it,’ he said at his press conference in Singapore Tuesday after he and Kim signed their deal. ‘That was a very last minute. The remains will be coming back. They’re going to start that process immediately.’

Nearly 7,800 U.S. troops remain unaccounted for from the 1950-53 Korean war. About 5,300 were lost in North Korea.

That line item in the accord between the U.S. and North Korea could produce the most tangible outcome of the agreement, which otherwise had vague vows of peace and nuclear disarmament.

No where in the agreement, however, was a timetable for any of the agreed upon points nor were details provided on how they would be carried out and verified.

And it’s debatable how much of a win this is for the president as North Korea has been cooperating on the return of U.S. remains for years.

Between 1996 and 2005, joint U.S.-North Korea military search teams carried out 33 recovery operations and recovered 229 sets of American remains.

However, those recovery efforts have been stalled for the past decade as American leaders grew concerned over North Korea’s developing nuclear capabilities.

As tensions grew between the two nations, the safety of American recovery teams couldn’t be guaranteed.

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