United States President Donald Trump urged North Korea to get rid of their nuclear weapons completely, in what he meant a "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean Peninsula. Asked by a reporter about the meaning of denuclearisation during the joint press conference between Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, the former said, "It means they get rid of their nukes. Very simple.

They get rid of their nukes, and nobody else would say it. It would be easy to make a simple deal and claim victory. I don't want to do that. I want them to get rid of their nukes. Before the conference, Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un very open and very honourable. Asked to defend his comments, the US President said, "I started a process and when I did everyone thought I was doing it absolutely wrong. A lot is happening and I hope it's going to be very positive for North Korea and South Korea and Japan.