North Korea returns what are believed to be the remains of U.S. servicemen killed during Korean War
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Reuters/AP/CNN: North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said, with a U.S military plane making a rare trip from a U.S. base in South Korea to a coastal city in the North to retrieve the remains.
In all, North Korea transferred 55 small. The flag-draped cases carried the suspected remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War. Troops from various nations serving in South Korea under the United Nations Command presented an honour guard before the plane, as white-gloved troops in different uniforms descended the ramp of the US Air Force C-17, carefully holding cases wrapped in the UN flag. The cases were transferred to silver minivans waiting on the runway.
This is seen as a first step by Pyongyang to implement an agreement made in a landmark summit in June in Singapore.
CNN reports that a US Air Force plane carrying what is believed to be the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War some 65 years ago arrived in Osan Air Base in South Korea on Friday morning.
A White House statement about two hours earlier said: “We are encouraged by North Korea’s actions and the momentum for positive change.”
“After so many years, this will be a great moment for so many families. Thank you to Kim Jong Un,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
