‘Things will be happening’, Trump offers hope for North Korean Christians

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His promise came after a summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in which Mr Kim committed to complete denuclearisation and he offered unspecified “security guarantees” to North Korea.

In a press conference after the historic agreement was made, the US President was asked if the fate of Christians was involved in the talks with the secretive state’s leader.

 

Mr Trump assured said Christians were brought up in the discussion and “things will be happening”.

He replied to the reporter: “It will be worked on. Christians, yes. We brought it up. Franklin Graham spent and spends a tremendous amount of time in North Korea. He has it close to his heart. It did come up and things will be happening. Great question.”

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The US leader said he was prepared “to start a new history” and “write a new chapter” between the two nations, declaring: “Real change is indeed possible.”

John Choi, which isn’t his real name, is a Christian who managed to escape North Korea.

He told Premier’s News Hour that the summit brought him hope that things will improve for Christians in the country because they have been increasingly getting worse.

He believes Mr Kim will make improvements because the North Korean leader wants the benefits of a better economy that comes with the historic agreement.