Barnabas Fund, a UK based organisation that reports on Christian persecution around the world, issued a statement on 12 June in response to the meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un held in Singapore.
‘President Trump hailed the summit as ‘great progress’ towards the stated US aims of nuclear disarmament. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the news [of a] commitment to denuclearisation ‘came like a miracle’.
‘We welcome talks aimed at creating peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. The Christian response must be one of both discernment and prayer. We should exercise great caution in allowing the Christian faith to be allied to US foreign policy. But at the same time we must pray for peace in the region and for the political authorities who can bring about that peace. Our prayers in particular are with Christians in North Korea who have suffered terribly in recent decades. We pray that, as a consequence of the process that has been started today, the sufferings of Christians in North Korea will be relieved.’
