Vietnam Summit: Trump Meets Kim for Second Nuclear Meeting

By Staff, Agencies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump met in Hanoi on Wednesday for their second summit, with Trump saying he was not walking back on US demands for North Korea’s denuclearization.

Kim and Trump shook hands and smiled briefly in front of a row of their countries’ flags at the Metropole hotel in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

Trump told reporters he thought the talks would be very successful, while he was “not walking back on denuclearization”.

Asked if he would declare a formal end to the Korean War, Trump said: “We’ll see.”

Kim said they had overcome obstacles to hold the summit in Vietnam and had needed patience since their first meeting in Singapore last year. He said he hoped these talks would be successful.

Trump and Kim are scheduled to hold a 20-minute, one-on-one chat followed by a dinner with aides.

Trump will be accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. Kim will be joined by his top envoy, Kim Yong Chol, and Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho.

On Thursday, the two leaders will hold “a series of back and forth” meetings, the White House said. The venue has not been announced.