PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump promised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that a “bright path” lies ahead for his country if he commits to “verifiable and irreversible” denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Speaking to reporters here at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed his upcoming summit with Kim at length during their two-day summit and intend to work together in the coming weeks to ensure both countries’ security interests are met during talks with Pyongyang.