The remains of US soldiers surrendered by Pyongyang

2018-07-27T03: 00: 10.356Z – The editorial office of LCI

Kim Jong Un had promised …. He does it. At the historic summit where he met Donald Trump, the Korean leader had agreed to return the remains of American soldiers who died during the Korean War that took place between 1950 and 1953. The first remains were repatriated on Friday, announced the White House. A US Air Force plane "containing the remains of fallen soldiers left Wonsan, North Korea" to repatriate them, the US presidency said in a statement. He is to transfer them to Osan Air Base, South Korea, "where a formal repatriation ceremony will be held on August 1", she added, without specifying the number of remains.

US military aircraft carrying the remains of soldiers arrived in South Korea, according to live television footage. The cargo plane landed at Osan Air Base around 2am. US soldiers were present in anticipation of a ceremony.

In the last days, media reported 50 to 55 "batches" of human remains for the start of repatriation. "At their historic meeting" on June 12 in Singapore, the US President and North Korean leader "took a courageous step to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, to transform relations between the United States and Korea." "

" Today, President Kim fulfills part of his commitment to the president to restore our fallen American soldiers. We are encouraged by the actions of North Korea and this sequence favorable to a positive change, "she added.

According to Washington, this is a" significant first step to resume repatriation " and "field operations in North Korea to find some 5,300 Americans who have never returned home". This operation coincides with a symbolic date: June 27 marks the 65th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 conflict, even though no formal peace treaty has ever been concluded between the warring parties. [19659009] LCI Editors

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