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Donald Trump thanks Kim Jong Un for keeping word on war remains

The US president also thanks the North Korean leader for a "nice letter" but does not give any details about its contents.

Thursday 2 August 2018 16:58, UK

Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended, the remains of dozens of American soldiers are finally coming home
Image: Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended, the remains of dozens of US soldiers have been returned
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Donald Trump has thanked North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un for sending the suspected remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War back to the United States.

"Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong Un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action," the US president wrote in a tweet.

"Also, thank you for your nice letter - I look forward to seeing you soon!", Mr Trump said, without elaborating.

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Mr Kim sent a letter to Mr Trump in mid-July in which the North Korean leader said he hoped there would be a second meeting between the two, but it was unclear if that was the "nice letter" to which he was referring to.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the correspondence was "aimed at following up on their meeting in Singapore" and "advancing the commitments made" at the landmark summit in June.

The pledge to return the remains of US soldiers was made during the summit, which also saw North Korea commit to working towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

SINGAPORE - JUNE 12: In this handout photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) meets U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic U.S.-DPRK summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island on June 12, 2018 in Singapore. U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held the historic meeting between leaders of both countries on Tuesday morning in Singapore, carrying hopes to end decades of hostility and the threat of North Korea's nuclear program. (Photo by Kevin Lim/THE STRAITS TIM
Image: Mr Kim and Mr Trump met at an historic summit in Singapore in June

Vice President Mike Pence presided over the return of the remains in an emotional ceremony in Hawaii on Wednesday.

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Members of the US military carried 55 boxes draped with American flags off C-17 aircraft and into a hangar at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

"I know that President Trump is grateful that Chairman Kim has kept his word, and we see today this tangible progress in our efforts to achieve peace on the Korean peninsula," said Mr Pence, whose father fought in the Korean War.

DNA could identify UK troops killed during the Korean War
DNA could identify UK troops killed during the Korean War

The MoD is asking for DNA samples after North Korea agreed to return remains from the Korean War to the US.

The remains will be taken to a laboratory at the base for identification and experts say the process could take anything from days to decades.

More than 7,700 US troops remain unaccounted for from the 1950-53 Korea War.

About 5,300 were lost in what is now North Korea.

The remains are expected to mostly be American, though may also include servicemen from other United Nations member nations who fought alongside the US in support of South Korea.

North Korea handed over the remains last week.

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